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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Piaggio Xevo: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Xevo years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.8% average, from 1,979 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 84.7%
2010
lowest-passing year · 71.9%
12.8pp
spread across 10 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: 2013 (84.7% of 59 tests). Lowest: 2010 (71.9% of 146). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008, 2010.

69%78%87%2007: 81.4% pass (70 tests)2008: 73.8% pass (214 tests)2009: 80.2% pass (278 tests)2010: 71.9% pass (146 tests)2011: 82.9% pass (146 tests)2013: 84.7% pass (59 tests)2014: 80.3% pass (269 tests)2015: 80.8% pass (333 tests)2016: 81.8% pass (318 tests)2017: 80.0% pass (85 tests)200720132017
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (79.8%)
2007 70 81.4% +1.6 pp
2008 214 73.8% -6.0 pp
2009 278 80.2% +0.4 pp
2010 146 71.9% -7.9 pp
2011 146 82.9% +3.1 pp
2013 59 84.7% +4.9 pp
2014 269 80.3% +0.5 pp
2015 333 80.8% +1.0 pp
2016 318 81.8% +2.0 pp
2017 85 80.0% +0.2 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 · 2011–2025
70%79%88%2011: 75.0% pass (32 tests)2012: 75.4% pass (65 tests)2013: 81.2% pass (85 tests)2014: 79.0% pass (105 tests)2015: 78.0% pass (100 tests)2016: 78.6% pass (103 tests)2017: 78.1% pass (146 tests)2018: 81.8% pass (148 tests)2019: 84.7% pass (190 tests)2020: 82.0% pass (200 tests)2021: 81.0% pass (221 tests)2022: 80.1% pass (191 tests)2023: 77.3% pass (176 tests)2024: 73.0% pass (122 tests)2025: 82.0% pass (89 tests)20112025

Questions

Which Xevo years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio Xevo overall (79.8%); the 2010 cohort is lowest at 71.9% from 146 tests.
Which Xevo year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 84.7% of 59 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2011, 2013.
How much does the Xevo pass rate vary by year?
12.8 percentage points between the highest (2013, 84.7%) and lowest (2010, 71.9%) 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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