Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
BMW K1200: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which K1200 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.5% average, from 34,725 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2004 (91.8% of 2,834 tests). Lowest: 1998 (85.4% of 1,707). Years more than two points below the model average: 1997, 1998, 1999.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (89.5%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2,010 | 85.7% | -3.8 pp |
| 1998 | 1,707 | 85.4% | -4.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2,619 | 86.9% | -2.6 pp |
| 2000 | 2,327 | 88.2% | -1.3 pp |
| 2001 | 2,997 | 90.7% | +1.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2,641 | 90.4% | +0.9 pp |
| 2003 | 2,262 | 90.8% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 2,834 | 91.8% | +2.3 pp |
| 2005 | 6,075 | 90.1% | +0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 4,120 | 89.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 2,736 | 89.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 2,154 | 90.9% | +1.4 pp |
| 2009 | 191 | 91.6% | +2.1 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
Questions
- Which K1200 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1997, 1998, 1999 registered examples pass first time less often than the BMW K1200 overall (89.5%); the 1998 cohort is lowest at 85.4% from 1,707 tests.
- Which K1200 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2004, at 91.8% of 2,834 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2004, 2009.
- How much does the K1200 pass rate vary by year?
- 6.4 percentage points between the highest (2004, 91.8%) and lowest (1998, 85.4%) 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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