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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Sinnis XF: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XF years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 66.0% average, from 1,553 DVSA tests.

2017
highest-passing year · 75.2%
2013
lowest-passing year · 60.0%
15.2pp
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: 2017 (75.2% of 153 tests). Lowest: 2013 (60.0% of 75). Years more than two points below the model average: 2013, 2014, 2015.

57%68%78%2013: 60.0% pass (75 tests)2014: 63.1% pass (252 tests)2015: 62.4% pass (503 tests)2016: 68.3% pass (543 tests)2017: 75.2% pass (153 tests)201320152017
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (66.0%)
2013 75 60.0% -6.0 pp
2014 252 63.1% -2.9 pp
2015 503 62.4% -3.6 pp
2016 543 68.3% +2.3 pp
2017 153 75.2% +9.2 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 · 2017–2025
53%64%74%2017: 56.9% pass (65 tests)2018: 62.8% pass (121 tests)2019: 67.2% pass (229 tests)2020: 70.9% pass (247 tests)2021: 64.8% pass (256 tests)2022: 66.7% pass (210 tests)2023: 62.4% pass (170 tests)2024: 65.2% pass (132 tests)2025: 70.1% pass (117 tests)20172025

Questions

Which XF years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2013, 2014, 2015 registered examples pass first time less often than the Sinnis XF overall (66.0%); the 2013 cohort is lowest at 60.0% from 75 tests.
Which XF year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2017, at 75.2% of 153 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2016, 2017.
How much does the XF pass rate vary by year?
15.2 percentage points between the highest (2017, 75.2%) and lowest (2013, 60.0%) 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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