Harley-Davidson Flhrci Road King Cla: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flhrci Road King Cla years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.7% average, from 3,049 DVSA tests.

1997

highest-passing year · 92.8%

2005

lowest-passing year · 84.7%

8.1pp

spread across 10 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: 1997 (92.8% of 180 tests). Lowest: 2005 (84.7% of 249). Years more than two points below the model average: 1998, 2005.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.7%)
1997	180	92.8%	+3.1 pp
1998	311	87.1%	-2.6 pp
1999	399	91.0%	+1.3 pp
2000	334	88.9%	-0.8 pp
2001	400	89.8%	+0.1 pp
2002	380	91.1%	+1.4 pp
2003	396	91.7%	+2.0 pp
2004	198	88.4%	-1.3 pp
2005	249	84.7%	-5.0 pp
2006	179	90.5%	+0.8 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 · 2006–2025

Questions

Which Flhrci Road King Cla years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 1998, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Flhrci Road King Cla overall (89.7%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 84.7% from 249 tests.
Which Flhrci Road King Cla year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1997, at 92.8% of 180 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Flhrci Road King Cla pass rate vary by year?: 8.1 percentage points between the highest (1997, 92.8%) and lowest (2005, 84.7%) 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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