BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Rieju RS2 50: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RS2 50 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 48.5% average, from 619 DVSA tests.

2003
highest-passing year · 50.8%
2007
lowest-passing year · 38.7%
12.1pp
spread across 6 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: 2003 (50.8% of 124 tests). Lowest: 2007 (38.7% of 62). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.

36%45%53%2003: 50.8% pass (124 tests)2004: 46.4% pass (125 tests)2006: 45.8% pass (59 tests)2007: 38.7% pass (62 tests)2008: 40.0% pass (55 tests)2009: 45.5% pass (101 tests)200320072009
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (48.5%)
2003 124 50.8% +2.3 pp
2004 125 46.4% -2.1 pp
2006 59 45.8% -2.7 pp
2007 62 38.7% -9.8 pp
2008 55 40.0% -8.5 pp
2009 101 45.5% -3.0 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 · 2007–2016
26%48%69%2007: 47.8% pass (46 tests)2008: 54.8% pass (42 tests)2009: 53.2% pass (47 tests)2010: 62.0% pass (50 tests)2011: 49.2% pass (59 tests)2012: 33.3% pass (66 tests)2013: 49.3% pass (71 tests)2014: 44.4% pass (45 tests)2015: 37.8% pass (37 tests)2016: 50.0% pass (32 tests)20072016

Questions

Which RS2 50 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Rieju RS2 50 overall (48.5%); the 2007 cohort is lowest at 38.7% from 62 tests.
Which RS2 50 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2003, at 50.8% of 124 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the RS2 50 pass rate vary by year?
12.1 percentage points between the highest (2003, 50.8%) and lowest (2007, 38.7%) 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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