Skip to main content

Maintenance · GB

MOT sample and comparison method

MOT statistics require an admitted complete archive, a reviewed model mapping and a stated test denominator before comparison. Samples below 100 tests receive no rank or percentage comparison; eligible displayed proportions include a 95% Wilson interval. The current E2 MOT artefact contains no model aggregates, so EV Evidence publishes no model score, rank or pass-rate claim.

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: DVSA anonymised MOT testing data results

Reviewed

Key facts and evidence

For Great Britain MOT analysis reviewed on 13 August 2026, E2 identifies the 2025 DVSA anonymised archive but has not materialised it, so no model aggregate or rank is published. The method requires fuel type, mapping version, test period, denominator and pass/fail definition; fewer than 100 tests is insufficient for comparison. MOT results do not measure battery State of Health.

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: DVSA anonymised MOT testing data results

How EV Evidence defines MOT samples, maps models, handles small denominators, reports uncertainty and avoids treating an MOT as a battery test.

Admission and privacy

Only the complete admitted DVSA anonymised archive may produce model aggregates. Vehicle-level rows, VIN, VRM and registration marks do not enter the public build. Fixtures cannot fill a missing production archive, and an empty model list means no publishable records rather than no MOT activity.

Model mapping

The slice records fuel type, source make and model text, reviewed canonical model mapping and mapping version. Matched and unmatched denominators are reported separately. Unmatched records are not silently discarded or assigned to the nearest-looking EV name.

Denominator and outcome

The display identifies the test-date range, archive version, number of tests and the exact pass/fail outcome definition. It does not substitute registrations, vehicles or inspections for the tests denominator. Repeat, retest and vehicle-level interpretation follow the implemented aggregate method and are not inferred editorially.

Small samples and intervals

At 0 to 99 tests, the output is insufficient sample and contains no percentage comparison, rank, star or league position. From 100 tests, an eligible displayed proportion includes its sample size and two-sided 95% Wilson confidence interval. Ranking remains disabled if any required method or mapping field is incomplete.

Interpretation limit

An MOT pass or aggregate describes the test outcome under the MOT test framework at that time. It is not a warranty of current condition, future reliability or battery State of Health. Individual advisories and failures require vehicle-specific review rather than inference from a model average.

What to do next

Use an MOT aggregate as dated population context and review the individual vehicle's official history and current condition separately.

Immediate action: Check the denominator, period, mapping coverage, interval and unmatched-record count before comparing models.

  • Stop comparison when the sample is below 100, mapping coverage is unreviewed, the archive is incomplete or the interval is absent.

Professional hand-off

  • Refer data and mapping disputes to the dataset owner; refer an individual vehicle concern to a DVSA-authorised MOT station or suitably qualified EV technician.

Questions this record can answer

What does the sourced evidence say about admission and privacy?

Only the complete admitted DVSA anonymised archive may produce model aggregates. Vehicle-level rows, VIN, VRM and registration marks do not enter the public build. Fixtures cannot fill a missing production archive, and an empty model list means no publishable records rather than no MOT activity.

What does the sourced evidence say about model mapping?

The slice records fuel type, source make and model text, reviewed canonical model mapping and mapping version. Matched and unmatched denominators are reported separately. Unmatched records are not silently discarded or assigned to the nearest-looking EV name.

What does the sourced evidence say about denominator and outcome?

The display identifies the test-date range, archive version, number of tests and the exact pass/fail outcome definition. It does not substitute registrations, vehicles or inspections for the tests denominator. Repeat, retest and vehicle-level interpretation follow the implemented aggregate method and are not inferred editorially.

Sources