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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Piaggio T5 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which T5 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.4% average, from 1,961 DVSA tests.

2000
highest-passing year · 87.1%
1996
lowest-passing year · 77.1%
10.0pp
spread across 6 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: 2000 (87.1% of 62 tests). Lowest: 1996 (77.1% of 336). Years more than two points below the model average: 1995, 1996.

75%82%89%1995: 79.1% pass (67 tests)1996: 77.1% pass (336 tests)1997: 82.6% pass (432 tests)1998: 85.2% pass (506 tests)1999: 84.8% pass (460 tests)2000: 87.1% pass (62 tests)199519982000
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (82.4%)
1995 67 79.1% -3.3 pp
1996 336 77.1% -5.3 pp
1997 432 82.6% +0.2 pp
1998 506 85.2% +2.8 pp
1999 460 84.8% +2.4 pp
2000 62 87.1% +4.7 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 · 2006–2025
67%83%100%2006: 78.3% pass (175 tests)2007: 82.4% pass (165 tests)2008: 77.6% pass (147 tests)2009: 82.1% pass (106 tests)2010: 72.3% pass (94 tests)2011: 79.1% pass (110 tests)2012: 75.5% pass (98 tests)2013: 85.1% pass (101 tests)2014: 81.7% pass (104 tests)2015: 88.6% pass (114 tests)2016: 87.0% pass (92 tests)2017: 82.7% pass (98 tests)2018: 80.7% pass (57 tests)2019: 85.5% pass (69 tests)2020: 87.7% pass (57 tests)2021: 89.4% pass (85 tests)2022: 82.9% pass (76 tests)2023: 82.9% pass (70 tests)2024: 94.4% pass (54 tests)2025: 93.8% pass (65 tests)20062025

Questions

Which T5 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1995, 1996 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio T5 125 overall (82.4%); the 1996 cohort is lowest at 77.1% from 336 tests.
Which T5 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2000, at 87.1% of 62 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1998, 1999, 2000.
How much does the T5 125 pass rate vary by year?
10.0 percentage points between the highest (2000, 87.1%) and lowest (1996, 77.1%) 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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