Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Pulse Adrenaline: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Adrenaline years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 69.2% average, from 930 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2016 (87.7% of 65 tests). Lowest: 2008 (49.4% of 176). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008, 2009, 2010.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (69.2%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 176 | 49.4% | -19.8 pp |
| 2009 | 100 | 57.0% | -12.2 pp |
| 2010 | 63 | 66.7% | -2.5 pp |
| 2013 | 52 | 78.8% | +9.6 pp |
| 2014 | 203 | 80.3% | +11.1 pp |
| 2015 | 176 | 86.4% | +17.2 pp |
| 2016 | 65 | 87.7% | +18.5 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 Adrenaline years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 2008, 2009, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Pulse Adrenaline overall (69.2%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 49.4% from 176 tests.
- Which Adrenaline year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2016, at 87.7% of 65 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
- How much does the Adrenaline pass rate vary by year?
- 38.3 percentage points between the highest (2016, 87.7%) and lowest (2008, 49.4%) 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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