Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Piaggio Vespa: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Vespa years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.7% average, from 287,482 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2020 (93.1% of 2,035 tests). Lowest: 2000 (73.5% of 12,940). Years more than two points below the model average: 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (80.7%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 81 | 84.0% | +3.3 pp |
| 1960 | 243 | 87.7% | +7.0 pp |
| 1961 | 418 | 88.8% | +8.1 pp |
| 1962 | 437 | 86.7% | +6.0 pp |
| 1963 | 436 | 88.8% | +8.1 pp |
| 1964 | 415 | 84.3% | +3.6 pp |
| 1965 | 580 | 86.6% | +5.9 pp |
| 1966 | 492 | 81.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 1967 | 397 | 84.4% | +3.7 pp |
| 1968 | 355 | 83.7% | +3.0 pp |
| 1969 | 214 | 84.6% | +3.9 pp |
| 1970 | 218 | 84.4% | +3.7 pp |
| 1971 | 296 | 81.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 1972 | 143 | 81.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 1973 | 112 | 82.1% | +1.4 pp |
| 1974 | 167 | 85.6% | +4.9 pp |
| 1975 | 174 | 88.5% | +7.8 pp |
| 1976 | 259 | 83.0% | +2.3 pp |
| 1977 | 259 | 83.4% | +2.7 pp |
| 1978 | 320 | 82.5% | +1.8 pp |
| 1979 | 405 | 81.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 1980 | 564 | 80.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 580 | 83.1% | +2.4 pp |
| 1982 | 543 | 84.3% | +3.6 pp |
| 1983 | 572 | 80.2% | -0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 472 | 80.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 510 | 81.4% | +0.7 pp |
| 1986 | 441 | 80.0% | -0.7 pp |
| 1987 | 374 | 79.7% | -1.0 pp |
| 1988 | 469 | 82.7% | +2.0 pp |
| 1989 | 518 | 80.1% | -0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 432 | 78.0% | -2.7 pp |
| 1991 | 228 | 79.8% | -0.9 pp |
| 1992 | 178 | 74.7% | -6.0 pp |
| 1993 | 290 | 79.7% | -1.0 pp |
| 1994 | 359 | 78.0% | -2.7 pp |
| 1995 | 414 | 83.8% | +3.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1,137 | 74.4% | -6.3 pp |
| 1997 | 3,731 | 75.4% | -5.3 pp |
| 1998 | 4,062 | 74.4% | -6.3 pp |
| 1999 | 6,345 | 75.8% | -4.9 pp |
| 2000 | 12,940 | 73.5% | -7.2 pp |
| 2001 | 19,933 | 74.8% | -5.9 pp |
| 2002 | 17,151 | 76.3% | -4.4 pp |
| 2003 | 21,228 | 78.1% | -2.6 pp |
| 2004 | 16,899 | 77.0% | -3.7 pp |
| 2005 | 20,099 | 78.7% | -2.0 pp |
| 2006 | 20,523 | 79.1% | -1.6 pp |
| 2007 | 18,082 | 79.4% | -1.3 pp |
| 2008 | 13,713 | 79.2% | -1.5 pp |
| 2009 | 9,420 | 80.0% | -0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 7,690 | 80.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 6,602 | 83.5% | +2.8 pp |
| 2012 | 9,294 | 83.8% | +3.1 pp |
| 2013 | 12,913 | 85.4% | +4.7 pp |
| 2014 | 12,429 | 86.9% | +6.2 pp |
| 2015 | 10,521 | 88.8% | +8.1 pp |
| 2016 | 10,931 | 90.0% | +9.3 pp |
| 2017 | 7,146 | 92.6% | +11.9 pp |
| 2018 | 5,508 | 92.8% | +12.1 pp |
| 2019 | 3,463 | 93.0% | +12.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2,035 | 93.1% | +12.4 pp |
| 2021 | 213 | 89.7% | +9.0 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
Questions
- Which Vespa years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio Vespa overall (80.7%); the 2000 cohort is lowest at 73.5% from 12,940 tests.
- Which Vespa year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2020, at 93.1% of 2,035 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1995, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
- How much does the Vespa pass rate vary by year?
- 19.6 percentage points between the highest (2020, 93.1%) and lowest (2000, 73.5%) 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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