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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Pgo G-Max: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which G-Max years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 73.5% average, from 908 DVSA tests.

2006
highest-passing year · 75.5%
2008
lowest-passing year · 69.6%
5.9pp
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: 2006 (75.5% of 188 tests). Lowest: 2008 (69.6% of 171). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

68%73%77%2006: 75.5% pass (188 tests)2007: 75.4% pass (281 tests)2008: 69.6% pass (171 tests)2010: 74.1% pass (85 tests)2011: 71.9% pass (64 tests)200620082011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (73.5%)
2006 188 75.5% +2.0 pp
2007 281 75.4% +1.9 pp
2008 171 69.6% -3.9 pp
2010 85 74.1% +0.6 pp
2011 64 71.9% -1.6 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 · 2010–2019
58%72%86%2010: 81.6% pass (76 tests)2011: 73.6% pass (106 tests)2012: 65.0% pass (100 tests)2013: 75.0% pass (92 tests)2014: 68.0% pass (100 tests)2015: 75.0% pass (68 tests)2016: 77.8% pass (72 tests)2017: 79.4% pass (68 tests)2018: 62.8% pass (43 tests)2019: 71.1% pass (45 tests)20102019

Questions

Which G-Max years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Pgo G-Max overall (73.5%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 69.6% from 171 tests.
Which G-Max year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2006, at 75.5% of 188 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the G-Max pass rate vary by year?
5.9 percentage points between the highest (2006, 75.5%) and lowest (2008, 69.6%) 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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