There are a few reasons why you might want to reinstall macOS (or even Mac OS X). Perhaps your Mac is working erratically and you think that a clean install of the operating system might fix the issue ...
Two recent Apple KB articles of note: 106605: Mac OS X 10.1: Do Not Reinstall After Using the Mac OS X Update 10.1.1 states: "You should not reinstall Mac OS X 10.1 ...