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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Piaggio Liberty 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Liberty 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.1% average, from 18,390 DVSA tests.

2018
highest-passing year · 81.0%
2001
lowest-passing year · 70.0%
11.0pp
spread across 23 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: 2018 (81.0% of 931 tests). Lowest: 2001 (70.0% of 353). Years more than two points below the model average: 2001, 2007, 2010, 2011.

68%76%83%1998: 74.1% pass (193 tests)1999: 73.6% pass (318 tests)2000: 75.7% pass (280 tests)2001: 70.0% pass (353 tests)2002: 77.6% pass (98 tests)2003: 78.1% pass (64 tests)2004: 73.2% pass (2,122 tests)2005: 73.6% pass (2,418 tests)2006: 75.1% pass (1,968 tests)2007: 72.3% pass (1,881 tests)2008: 73.7% pass (938 tests)2009: 75.3% pass (590 tests)2010: 71.3% pass (540 tests)2011: 72.5% pass (356 tests)2012: 74.3% pass (342 tests)2013: 79.6% pass (216 tests)2014: 78.1% pass (96 tests)2015: 80.1% pass (196 tests)2016: 75.8% pass (558 tests)2017: 78.5% pass (1,988 tests)2018: 81.0% pass (931 tests)2019: 78.2% pass (918 tests)2020: 77.1% pass (1,013 tests)199820092020
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (75.1%)
1998 193 74.1% -1.0 pp
1999 318 73.6% -1.5 pp
2000 280 75.7% +0.6 pp
2001 353 70.0% -5.1 pp
2002 98 77.6% +2.5 pp
2003 64 78.1% +3.0 pp
2004 2,122 73.2% -1.9 pp
2005 2,418 73.6% -1.5 pp
2006 1,968 75.1% +0.0 pp
2007 1,881 72.3% -2.8 pp
2008 938 73.7% -1.4 pp
2009 590 75.3% +0.2 pp
2010 540 71.3% -3.8 pp
2011 356 72.5% -2.6 pp
2012 342 74.3% -0.8 pp
2013 216 79.6% +4.5 pp
2014 96 78.1% +3.0 pp
2015 196 80.1% +5.0 pp
2016 558 75.8% +0.7 pp
2017 1,988 78.5% +3.4 pp
2018 931 81.0% +5.9 pp
2019 918 78.2% +3.1 pp
2020 1,013 77.1% +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 · 2005–2025
66%76%86%2005: 82.6% pass (46 tests)2006: 78.1% pass (187 tests)2007: 80.6% pass (387 tests)2008: 77.9% pass (629 tests)2009: 74.7% pass (842 tests)2010: 75.2% pass (1,016 tests)2011: 73.3% pass (1,112 tests)2012: 69.7% pass (1,104 tests)2013: 71.8% pass (1,130 tests)2014: 71.1% pass (1,090 tests)2015: 72.4% pass (1,023 tests)2016: 73.1% pass (907 tests)2017: 76.3% pass (782 tests)2018: 70.7% pass (519 tests)2019: 73.6% pass (576 tests)2020: 83.1% pass (1,025 tests)2021: 79.7% pass (1,174 tests)2022: 76.8% pass (1,334 tests)2023: 75.1% pass (1,528 tests)2024: 77.4% pass (1,043 tests)2025: 75.2% pass (936 tests)20052025

Questions

Which Liberty 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2001, 2007, 2010, 2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio Liberty 125 overall (75.1%); the 2001 cohort is lowest at 70.0% from 353 tests.
Which Liberty 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2018, at 81.0% of 931 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2002, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019.
How much does the Liberty 125 pass rate vary by year?
11.0 percentage points between the highest (2018, 81.0%) and lowest (2001, 70.0%) 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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