BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Rieju RR 50: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RR 50 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 48.5% average, from 600 DVSA tests.

2000
highest-passing year · 56.0%
2003
lowest-passing year · 43.1%
12.9pp
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: 2000 (56.0% of 50 tests). Lowest: 2003 (43.1% of 51). Years more than two points below the model average: 2002, 2003, 2007.

41%50%59%2000: 56.0% pass (50 tests)2001: 47.9% pass (119 tests)2002: 43.9% pass (66 tests)2003: 43.1% pass (51 tests)2007: 43.1% pass (51 tests)200020022007
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (48.5%)
2000 50 56.0% +7.5 pp
2001 119 47.9% -0.6 pp
2002 66 43.9% -4.6 pp
2003 51 43.1% -5.4 pp
2007 51 43.1% -5.4 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 · 2006–2014
30%47%64%2006: 53.6% pass (69 tests)2007: 36.0% pass (50 tests)2008: 42.9% pass (63 tests)2009: 50.0% pass (50 tests)2010: 45.8% pass (48 tests)2011: 40.8% pass (49 tests)2012: 43.6% pass (39 tests)2013: 47.5% pass (40 tests)2014: 58.1% pass (31 tests)20062014

Questions

Which RR 50 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2002, 2003, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the Rieju RR 50 overall (48.5%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 43.1% from 51 tests.
Which RR 50 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2000, at 56.0% of 50 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the RR 50 pass rate vary by year?
12.9 percentage points between the highest (2000, 56.0%) and lowest (2003, 43.1%) 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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