BMW K 1300 GT: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which K 1300 GT years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 93.0% average, from 2,856 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 94.0%

2011

lowest-passing year · 92.0%

2.0pp

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: 2010 (94.0% of 1,157 tests). Lowest: 2011 (92.0% of 261).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (93.0%)
2009	1,438	92.4%	-0.6 pp
2010	1,157	94.0%	+1.0 pp
2011	261	92.0%	-1.0 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 · 2012–2017

Questions

Which K 1300 GT years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the BMW K 1300 GT falls more than two points under the model's 93.0% overall pass rate.
Which K 1300 GT year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 94.0% of 1,157 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the K 1300 GT pass rate vary by year?: 2.0 percentage points between the highest (2010, 94.0%) and lowest (2011, 92.0%) 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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