Harley-Davidson Flhtci: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flhtci years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.7% average, from 749 DVSA tests.

1998

highest-passing year · 91.5%

1997

lowest-passing year · 88.5%

3.0pp

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: 1998 (91.5% of 153 tests). Lowest: 1997 (88.5% of 157).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.7%)
1996	69	89.9%	+1.2 pp
1997	157	88.5%	-0.2 pp
1998	153	91.5%	+2.8 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 · 2006–2023

Questions

Which Flhtci years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Flhtci falls more than two points under the model's 88.7% overall pass rate.
Which Flhtci year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1998, at 91.5% of 153 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Flhtci pass rate vary by year?: 3.0 percentage points between the highest (1998, 91.5%) and lowest (1997, 88.5%) 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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