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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Pulse XF 125 GY-2B Adrenaline: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XF 125 GY-2B Adrenaline years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 53.7% average, from 2,614 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 56.5%
2011
lowest-passing year · 50.4%
6.1pp
spread across 5 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: 2010 (56.5% of 331 tests). Lowest: 2011 (50.4% of 613). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011.

49%53%58%2009: 53.8% pass (104 tests)2010: 56.5% pass (331 tests)2011: 50.4% pass (613 tests)2012: 55.1% pass (847 tests)2013: 54.2% pass (648 tests)200920112013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (53.7%)
2009 104 53.8% +0.1 pp
2010 331 56.5% +2.8 pp
2011 613 50.4% -3.3 pp
2012 847 55.1% +1.4 pp
2013 648 54.2% +0.5 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2013–2025
42%55%68%2013: 53.4% pass (103 tests)2014: 46.9% pass (239 tests)2015: 55.0% pass (444 tests)2016: 54.5% pass (583 tests)2017: 50.5% pass (392 tests)2018: 57.7% pass (196 tests)2019: 53.9% pass (165 tests)2020: 61.1% pass (113 tests)2021: 63.8% pass (116 tests)2022: 47.4% pass (95 tests)2023: 46.4% pass (69 tests)2024: 56.8% pass (44 tests)2025: 46.7% pass (30 tests)20132025

Questions

Which XF 125 GY-2B Adrenaline years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Pulse XF 125 GY-2B Adrenaline overall (53.7%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 50.4% from 613 tests.
Which XF 125 GY-2B Adrenaline year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 56.5% of 331 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the XF 125 GY-2B Adrenaline pass rate vary by year?
6.1 percentage points between the highest (2010, 56.5%) and lowest (2011, 50.4%) 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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