BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Rieju MRT 50: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which MRT 50 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 52.4% average, from 626 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 53.3%
2013
lowest-passing year · 48.8%
4.5pp
spread across 4 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: 2011 (53.3% of 150 tests). Lowest: 2013 (48.8% of 84). Years more than two points below the model average: 2013.

48%51%54%2010: 51.2% pass (123 tests)2011: 53.3% pass (150 tests)2012: 51.1% pass (135 tests)2013: 48.8% pass (84 tests)201020122013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (52.4%)
2010 123 51.2% -1.2 pp
2011 150 53.3% +0.9 pp
2012 135 51.1% -1.3 pp
2013 84 48.8% -3.6 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
38%53%67%2013: 50.0% pass (30 tests)2014: 54.7% pass (53 tests)2015: 42.9% pass (70 tests)2016: 44.0% pass (91 tests)2017: 53.2% pass (77 tests)2018: 58.5% pass (41 tests)2019: 56.3% pass (32 tests)2020: 51.6% pass (31 tests)2021: 62.2% pass (37 tests)2023: 57.9% pass (38 tests)2024: 53.3% pass (45 tests)2025: 59.2% pass (49 tests)20132025

Questions

Which MRT 50 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2013 registered examples pass first time less often than the Rieju MRT 50 overall (52.4%); the 2013 cohort is lowest at 48.8% from 84 tests.
Which MRT 50 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 53.3% of 150 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the MRT 50 pass rate vary by year?
4.5 percentage points between the highest (2011, 53.3%) and lowest (2013, 48.8%) 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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