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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Piaggio Liberty 125 Abs: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Liberty 125 Abs years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 78.7% average, from 848 DVSA tests.

2022
highest-passing year · 81.1%
2020
lowest-passing year · 67.7%
13.4pp
spread across 3 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: 2022 (81.1% of 169 tests). Lowest: 2020 (67.7% of 99). Years more than two points below the model average: 2020.

65%74%84%2020: 67.7% pass (99 tests)2021: 79.6% pass (563 tests)2022: 81.1% pass (169 tests)202020212022
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (78.7%)
2020 99 67.7% -11.0 pp
2021 563 79.6% +0.9 pp
2022 169 81.1% +2.4 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 · 2023–2025
76%78%81%2023: 77.3% pass (44 tests)2024: 79.5% pass (302 tests)2025: 78.6% pass (490 tests)20232025

Questions

Which Liberty 125 Abs years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2020 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio Liberty 125 Abs overall (78.7%); the 2020 cohort is lowest at 67.7% from 99 tests.
Which Liberty 125 Abs year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2022, at 81.1% of 169 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Liberty 125 Abs pass rate vary by year?
13.4 percentage points between the highest (2022, 81.1%) and lowest (2020, 67.7%) 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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