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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

SYM AW12W Fiddle Ii 125 S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which AW12W Fiddle Ii 125 S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 77.1% average, from 612 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 80.7%
2013
lowest-passing year · 72.3%
8.4pp
spread across 3 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 (80.7% of 197 tests). Lowest: 2013 (72.3% of 188). Years more than two points below the model average: 2013.

71%77%82%2011: 80.7% pass (197 tests)2012: 78.0% pass (223 tests)2013: 72.3% pass (188 tests)201120122013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (77.1%)
2011 197 80.7% +3.6 pp
2012 223 78.0% +0.9 pp
2013 188 72.3% -4.8 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 · 2014–2021
65%80%95%2014: 89.7% pass (39 tests)2015: 73.8% pass (84 tests)2016: 75.4% pass (114 tests)2017: 71.9% pass (96 tests)2018: 76.4% pass (55 tests)2019: 82.5% pass (57 tests)2020: 70.0% pass (40 tests)2021: 81.1% pass (37 tests)20142021

Questions

Which AW12W Fiddle Ii 125 S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2013 registered examples pass first time less often than the SYM AW12W Fiddle Ii 125 S overall (77.1%); the 2013 cohort is lowest at 72.3% from 188 tests.
Which AW12W Fiddle Ii 125 S year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 80.7% of 197 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the AW12W Fiddle Ii 125 S pass rate vary by year?
8.4 percentage points between the highest (2011, 80.7%) and lowest (2013, 72.3%) 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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