BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Skyjet SJ 125-23: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SJ 125-23 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 44.7% average, from 2,324 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 51.8%
2012
lowest-passing year · 39.5%
12.3pp
spread across 8 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 (51.8% of 301 tests). Lowest: 2012 (39.5% of 200). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2007, 2012.

37%46%54%2006: 42.4% pass (283 tests)2007: 41.7% pass (549 tests)2008: 43.7% pass (430 tests)2009: 47.2% pass (231 tests)2010: 47.0% pass (215 tests)2011: 51.8% pass (301 tests)2012: 39.5% pass (200 tests)2013: 46.6% pass (103 tests)200620102013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (44.7%)
2006 283 42.4% -2.3 pp
2007 549 41.7% -3.0 pp
2008 430 43.7% -1.0 pp
2009 231 47.2% +2.5 pp
2010 215 47.0% +2.3 pp
2011 301 51.8% +7.1 pp
2012 200 39.5% -5.2 pp
2013 103 46.6% +1.9 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 · 2009–2021
33%49%64%2009: 40.0% pass (45 tests)2010: 41.3% pass (172 tests)2011: 39.9% pass (268 tests)2012: 38.2% pass (293 tests)2013: 44.4% pass (293 tests)2014: 45.1% pass (315 tests)2015: 47.2% pass (307 tests)2016: 51.2% pass (258 tests)2017: 47.2% pass (144 tests)2018: 53.4% pass (58 tests)2019: 59.0% pass (39 tests)2020: 43.6% pass (39 tests)2021: 48.5% pass (33 tests)20092021

Questions

Which SJ 125-23 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006, 2007, 2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Skyjet SJ 125-23 overall (44.7%); the 2012 cohort is lowest at 39.5% from 200 tests.
Which SJ 125-23 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 51.8% of 301 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2009, 2010, 2011.
How much does the SJ 125-23 pass rate vary by year?
12.3 percentage points between the highest (2011, 51.8%) and lowest (2012, 39.5%) 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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