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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Piaggio FLY: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which FLY years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 73.2% average, from 18,208 DVSA tests.

2014
highest-passing year · 78.7%
2008
lowest-passing year · 67.3%
11.4pp
spread across 13 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: 2014 (78.7% of 1,424 tests). Lowest: 2008 (67.3% of 1,987). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008, 2009, 2010.

65%73%81%2005: 71.7% pass (1,598 tests)2006: 71.7% pass (1,463 tests)2007: 71.2% pass (1,586 tests)2008: 67.3% pass (1,987 tests)2009: 69.5% pass (1,808 tests)2010: 68.5% pass (1,238 tests)2011: 74.0% pass (1,018 tests)2012: 75.6% pass (1,181 tests)2013: 77.2% pass (2,062 tests)2014: 78.7% pass (1,424 tests)2015: 77.1% pass (1,552 tests)2016: 78.6% pass (1,061 tests)2017: 78.4% pass (204 tests)200520112017
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (73.2%)
2005 1,598 71.7% -1.5 pp
2006 1,463 71.7% -1.5 pp
2007 1,586 71.2% -2.0 pp
2008 1,987 67.3% -5.9 pp
2009 1,808 69.5% -3.7 pp
2010 1,238 68.5% -4.7 pp
2011 1,018 74.0% +0.8 pp
2012 1,181 75.6% +2.4 pp
2013 2,062 77.2% +4.0 pp
2014 1,424 78.7% +5.5 pp
2015 1,552 77.1% +3.9 pp
2016 1,061 78.6% +5.4 pp
2017 204 78.4% +5.2 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 · 2008–2025
63%74%85%2008: 74.9% pass (211 tests)2009: 68.7% pass (374 tests)2010: 74.7% pass (590 tests)2011: 72.3% pass (859 tests)2012: 68.7% pass (1,113 tests)2013: 66.9% pass (1,192 tests)2014: 70.2% pass (1,263 tests)2015: 70.2% pass (1,294 tests)2016: 71.0% pass (1,532 tests)2017: 74.1% pass (1,539 tests)2018: 74.8% pass (1,280 tests)2019: 76.7% pass (1,372 tests)2020: 74.5% pass (1,177 tests)2021: 76.5% pass (1,304 tests)2022: 74.1% pass (1,090 tests)2023: 76.4% pass (893 tests)2024: 77.9% pass (578 tests)2025: 81.4% pass (538 tests)20082025

Questions

Which FLY years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008, 2009, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio FLY overall (73.2%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 67.3% from 1,987 tests.
Which FLY year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2014, at 78.7% of 1,424 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
How much does the FLY pass rate vary by year?
11.4 percentage points between the highest (2014, 78.7%) and lowest (2008, 67.3%) 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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