Vespa (douglas) PX200E: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which PX200E years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.9% average, from 521 DVSA tests.

1988

highest-passing year · 90.2%

1991

lowest-passing year · 88.1%

2.1pp

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: 1988 (90.2% of 61 tests). Lowest: 1991 (88.1% of 59).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.9%)
1988	61	90.2%	+2.3 pp
1989	114	89.5%	+1.6 pp
1991	59	88.1%	+0.2 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 · 2006–2016

Questions

Which PX200E years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Vespa (douglas) PX200E falls more than two points under the model's 87.9% overall pass rate.
Which PX200E year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1988, at 90.2% of 61 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the PX200E pass rate vary by year?: 2.1 percentage points between the highest (1988, 90.2%) and lowest (1991, 88.1%) 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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