Piaggio X9 250: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which X9 250 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.7% average, from 611 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 88.7%

2000

lowest-passing year · 74.5%

14.2pp

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: 2006 (88.7% of 71 tests). Lowest: 2000 (74.5% of 102). Years more than two points below the model average: 2000, 2001.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (79.7%)
2000	102	74.5%	-5.2 pp
2001	110	76.4%	-3.3 pp
2002	86	79.1%	-0.6 pp
2004	51	88.2%	+8.5 pp
2006	71	88.7%	+9.0 pp
2007	110	80.9%	+1.2 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 · 2006–2014

Questions

Which X9 250 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2000, 2001 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio X9 250 overall (79.7%); the 2000 cohort is lowest at 74.5% from 102 tests.
Which X9 250 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 88.7% of 71 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2004, 2006.
How much does the X9 250 pass rate vary by year?: 14.2 percentage points between the highest (2006, 88.7%) and lowest (2000, 74.5%) 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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