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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Piaggio GT125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GT125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.1% average, from 759 DVSA tests.

2006
highest-passing year · 84.2%
2003
lowest-passing year · 78.8%
5.4pp
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: 2006 (84.2% of 95 tests). Lowest: 2003 (78.8% of 203).

78%82%85%2003: 78.8% pass (203 tests)2004: 79.8% pass (263 tests)2005: 83.1% pass (83 tests)2006: 84.2% pass (95 tests)200320052006
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (79.1%)
2003 203 78.8% -0.3 pp
2004 263 79.8% +0.7 pp
2005 83 83.1% +4.0 pp
2006 95 84.2% +5.1 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 · 2007–2018
59%79%100%2007: 82.9% pass (41 tests)2008: 65.5% pass (55 tests)2009: 81.8% pass (66 tests)2010: 77.2% pass (57 tests)2011: 83.6% pass (61 tests)2012: 78.3% pass (60 tests)2013: 76.9% pass (65 tests)2014: 76.1% pass (46 tests)2015: 76.7% pass (43 tests)2016: 92.7% pass (41 tests)2017: 84.4% pass (32 tests)2018: 70.0% pass (30 tests)20072018

Questions

Which GT125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Piaggio GT125 falls more than two points under the model's 79.1% overall pass rate.
Which GT125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2006, at 84.2% of 95 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2005, 2006.
How much does the GT125 pass rate vary by year?
5.4 percentage points between the highest (2006, 84.2%) and lowest (2003, 78.8%) 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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