SYM VS 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VS 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 76.9% average, from 1,228 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 82.2%

2009

lowest-passing year · 71.3%

10.9pp

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: 2011 (82.2% of 107 tests). Lowest: 2009 (71.3% of 261). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2009.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (76.9%)
2006	80	72.5%	-4.4 pp
2007	187	74.9%	-2.0 pp
2008	384	80.5%	+3.6 pp
2009	261	71.3%	-5.6 pp
2010	156	78.2%	+1.3 pp
2011	107	82.2%	+5.3 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 · 2010–2021

Questions

Which VS 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2006, 2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the SYM VS 125 overall (76.9%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 71.3% from 261 tests.
Which VS 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 82.2% of 107 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2008, 2011.
How much does the VS 125 pass rate vary by year?: 10.9 percentage points between the highest (2011, 82.2%) and lowest (2009, 71.3%) 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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