Tamoretti 125 Retro: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 125 Retro years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 63.5% average, from 1,188 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 76.1%

2012

lowest-passing year · 57.0%

19.1pp

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: 2006 (76.1% of 71 tests). Lowest: 2012 (57.0% of 79). Years more than two points below the model average: 2007, 2008, 2012.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (63.5%)
2006	71	76.1%	+12.6 pp
2007	259	59.5%	-4.0 pp
2008	171	57.3%	-6.2 pp
2010	320	68.1%	+4.6 pp
2011	255	65.5%	+2.0 pp
2012	79	57.0%	-6.5 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 · 2010–2022

Questions

Which 125 Retro years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2007, 2008, 2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Tamoretti 125 Retro overall (63.5%); the 2012 cohort is lowest at 57.0% from 79 tests.
Which 125 Retro year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 76.1% of 71 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2006, 2010.
How much does the 125 Retro pass rate vary by year?: 19.1 percentage points between the highest (2006, 76.1%) and lowest (2012, 57.0%) 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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