Piaggio MP3 250: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which MP3 250 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.6% average, from 1,777 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 88.2%

2006

lowest-passing year · 78.3%

9.9pp

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: 2010 (88.2% of 153 tests). Lowest: 2006 (78.3% of 106). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2008, 2009.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (82.6%)
2006	106	78.3%	-4.3 pp
2007	1,055	83.4%	+0.8 pp
2008	339	79.6%	-3.0 pp
2009	115	80.0%	-2.6 pp
2010	153	88.2%	+5.6 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 · 2010–2024

Questions

Which MP3 250 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2006, 2008, 2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio MP3 250 overall (82.6%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 78.3% from 106 tests.
Which MP3 250 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 88.2% of 153 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the MP3 250 pass rate vary by year?: 9.9 percentage points between the highest (2010, 88.2%) and lowest (2006, 78.3%) 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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