BMW K75S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which K75S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.8% average, from 592 DVSA tests.

1987

highest-passing year · 88.5%

1989

lowest-passing year · 81.1%

7.4pp

spread across 5 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: 1987 (88.5% of 96 tests). Lowest: 1989 (81.1% of 53). Years more than two points below the model average: 1989, 1991.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.8%)
1986	88	86.4%	+0.6 pp
1987	96	88.5%	+2.7 pp
1988	75	88.0%	+2.2 pp
1989	53	81.1%	-4.7 pp
1991	108	83.3%	-2.5 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 · 2006–2017

Questions

Which K75S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 1989, 1991 registered examples pass first time less often than the BMW K75S overall (85.8%); the 1989 cohort is lowest at 81.1% from 53 tests.
Which K75S year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1987, at 88.5% of 96 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1987, 1988.
How much does the K75S pass rate vary by year?: 7.4 percentage points between the highest (1987, 88.5%) and lowest (1989, 81.1%) 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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