Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Piaggio Zip: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Zip years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 71.3% average, from 78,993 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2020 (86.8% of 76 tests). Lowest: 2010 (69.1% of 1,870). Years more than two points below the model average: 2010.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (71.3%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 134 | 82.1% | +10.8 pp |
| 1996 | 333 | 69.7% | -1.6 pp |
| 1997 | 544 | 71.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 692 | 72.5% | +1.2 pp |
| 1999 | 1,200 | 74.0% | +2.7 pp |
| 2000 | 5,621 | 69.9% | -1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 10,441 | 69.9% | -1.4 pp |
| 2002 | 8,977 | 71.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 8,094 | 71.8% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 6,236 | 70.0% | -1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 3,640 | 71.7% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 5,785 | 71.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 5,367 | 71.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 5,807 | 71.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 3,657 | 71.9% | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 1,870 | 69.1% | -2.2 pp |
| 2011 | 2,563 | 71.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 2,002 | 73.5% | +2.2 pp |
| 2013 | 1,482 | 75.8% | +4.5 pp |
| 2014 | 1,172 | 73.1% | +1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 1,034 | 75.0% | +3.7 pp |
| 2016 | 947 | 71.0% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 686 | 76.1% | +4.8 pp |
| 2018 | 344 | 78.5% | +7.2 pp |
| 2019 | 205 | 82.4% | +11.1 pp |
| 2020 | 76 | 86.8% | +15.5 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 Zip years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Piaggio Zip overall (71.3%); the 2010 cohort is lowest at 69.1% from 1,870 tests.
- Which Zip year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2020, at 86.8% of 76 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1995, 1999, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
- How much does the Zip pass rate vary by year?
- 17.7 percentage points between the highest (2020, 86.8%) and lowest (2010, 69.1%) 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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