Piaggio X7: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which X7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 73.5% average, from 667 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 78.1%

2010

lowest-passing year · 68.2%

9.9pp

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: 2009 (78.1% of 265 tests). Lowest: 2010 (68.2% of 66). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008, 2010.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (73.5%)
2008	312	69.9%	-3.6 pp
2009	265	78.1%	+4.6 pp
2010	66	68.2%	-5.3 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 · 2011–2018

Questions

Which X7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2008, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio X7 overall (73.5%); the 2010 cohort is lowest at 68.2% from 66 tests.
Which X7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 78.1% of 265 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the X7 pass rate vary by year?: 9.9 percentage points between the highest (2009, 78.1%) and lowest (2010, 68.2%) 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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