BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Neco Alex One: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Alex One years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 72.7% average, from 542 DVSA tests.

2017
highest-passing year · 76.9%
2019
lowest-passing year · 68.4%
8.5pp
spread across 5 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: 2017 (76.9% of 65 tests). Lowest: 2019 (68.4% of 95). Years more than two points below the model average: 2019.

67%73%79%2017: 76.9% pass (65 tests)2018: 72.1% pass (122 tests)2019: 68.4% pass (95 tests)2020: 71.8% pass (117 tests)2021: 72.7% pass (110 tests)201720192021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (72.7%)
2017 65 76.9% +4.2 pp
2018 122 72.1% -0.6 pp
2019 95 68.4% -4.3 pp
2020 117 71.8% -0.9 pp
2021 110 72.7% +0.0 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 · 2020–2025
55%72%90%2020: 83.9% pass (31 tests)2021: 60.4% pass (53 tests)2022: 76.7% pass (73 tests)2023: 67.3% pass (104 tests)2024: 70.3% pass (138 tests)2025: 78.9% pass (142 tests)20202025

Questions

Which Alex One years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2019 registered examples pass first time less often than the Neco Alex One overall (72.7%); the 2019 cohort is lowest at 68.4% from 95 tests.
Which Alex One year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2017, at 76.9% of 65 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Alex One pass rate vary by year?
8.5 percentage points between the highest (2017, 76.9%) and lowest (2019, 68.4%) 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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