Neco Abruzzi: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Abruzzi years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 70.3% average, from 599 DVSA tests.

2016

highest-passing year · 71.7%

2014

lowest-passing year · 62.1%

9.6pp

spread across 4 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2016 (71.7% of 138 tests). Lowest: 2014 (62.1% of 145). Years more than two points below the model average: 2014, 2015.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (70.3%)
2014	145	62.1%	-8.2 pp
2015	84	67.9%	-2.4 pp
2016	138	71.7%	+1.4 pp
2017	114	69.3%	-1.0 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2017–2025

Questions

Which Abruzzi years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2014, 2015 registered examples pass first time less often than the Neco Abruzzi overall (70.3%); the 2014 cohort is lowest at 62.1% from 145 tests.
Which Abruzzi year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2016, at 71.7% of 138 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Abruzzi pass rate vary by year?: 9.6 percentage points between the highest (2016, 71.7%) and lowest (2014, 62.1%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

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