BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Sinnis ZS 125-79 Hoodlum: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZS 125-79 Hoodlum years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 67.9% average, from 1,746 DVSA tests.

2021
highest-passing year · 76.8%
2018
lowest-passing year · 63.6%
13.2pp
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: 2021 (76.8% of 56 tests). Lowest: 2018 (63.6% of 582). Years more than two points below the model average: 2018.

61%70%79%2017: 72.2% pass (349 tests)2018: 63.6% pass (582 tests)2019: 69.3% pass (387 tests)2020: 68.0% pass (372 tests)2021: 76.8% pass (56 tests)201720192021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (67.9%)
2017 349 72.2% +4.3 pp
2018 582 63.6% -4.3 pp
2019 387 69.3% +1.4 pp
2020 372 68.0% +0.1 pp
2021 56 76.8% +8.9 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 · 2020–2025
56%76%96%2020: 89.2% pass (83 tests)2021: 62.7% pass (217 tests)2022: 67.9% pass (352 tests)2023: 67.1% pass (431 tests)2024: 69.3% pass (345 tests)2025: 66.1% pass (313 tests)20202025

Questions

Which ZS 125-79 Hoodlum years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2018 registered examples pass first time less often than the Sinnis ZS 125-79 Hoodlum overall (67.9%); the 2018 cohort is lowest at 63.6% from 582 tests.
Which ZS 125-79 Hoodlum year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2021, at 76.8% of 56 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2017, 2021.
How much does the ZS 125-79 Hoodlum pass rate vary by year?
13.2 percentage points between the highest (2021, 76.8%) and lowest (2018, 63.6%) 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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