BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Peugeot Elystar: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Elystar years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 76.6% average, from 2,652 DVSA tests.

2003
highest-passing year · 78.6%
2004
lowest-passing year · 74.4%
4.2pp
spread across 6 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: 2003 (78.6% of 996 tests). Lowest: 2004 (74.4% of 614). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004.

74%77%79%2002: 76.0% pass (487 tests)2003: 78.6% pass (996 tests)2004: 74.4% pass (614 tests)2005: 76.1% pass (351 tests)2006: 78.2% pass (87 tests)2007: 74.6% pass (71 tests)200220052007
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (76.6%)
2002 487 76.0% -0.6 pp
2003 996 78.6% +2.0 pp
2004 614 74.4% -2.2 pp
2005 351 76.1% -0.5 pp
2006 87 78.2% +1.6 pp
2007 71 74.6% -2.0 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 · 2005–2018
64%76%88%2005: 78.8% pass (33 tests)2006: 83.5% pass (236 tests)2007: 80.8% pass (291 tests)2008: 79.7% pass (330 tests)2009: 79.5% pass (302 tests)2010: 74.2% pass (279 tests)2011: 77.8% pass (257 tests)2012: 67.5% pass (209 tests)2013: 69.1% pass (178 tests)2014: 74.8% pass (131 tests)2015: 72.4% pass (116 tests)2016: 75.6% pass (82 tests)2017: 76.9% pass (65 tests)2018: 71.9% pass (32 tests)20052018

Questions

Which Elystar years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the Peugeot Elystar overall (76.6%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 74.4% from 614 tests.
Which Elystar year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2003, at 78.6% of 996 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Elystar pass rate vary by year?
4.2 percentage points between the highest (2003, 78.6%) and lowest (2004, 74.4%) 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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