Harley-Davidson Flhrc Road King Classic: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flhrc Road King Classic years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.8% average, from 689 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 90.2%

2006

lowest-passing year · 88.7%

1.5pp

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: 2007 (90.2% of 266 tests). Lowest: 2006 (88.7% of 133).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.8%)
2006	133	88.7%	-1.1 pp
2007	266	90.2%	+0.4 pp
2008	236	89.8%	+0.0 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 · 2010–2023

Questions

Which Flhrc Road King Classic years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Flhrc Road King Classic falls more than two points under the model's 89.8% overall pass rate.
Which Flhrc Road King Classic year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 90.2% of 266 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Flhrc Road King Classic pass rate vary by year?: 1.5 percentage points between the highest (2007, 90.2%) and lowest (2006, 88.7%) 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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