Harley-Davidson Flhtk: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flhtk years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 93.5% average, from 551 DVSA tests.

2014

highest-passing year · 96.7%

2015

lowest-passing year · 94.0%

2.7pp

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: 2014 (96.7% of 60 tests). Lowest: 2015 (94.0% of 50).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (93.5%)
2014	60	96.7%	+3.2 pp
2015	50	94.0%	+0.5 pp
2016	255	96.1%	+2.6 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 · 2019–2025

Questions

Which Flhtk years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Flhtk falls more than two points under the model's 93.5% overall pass rate.
Which Flhtk year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2014, at 96.7% of 60 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2014, 2016.
How much does the Flhtk pass rate vary by year?: 2.7 percentage points between the highest (2014, 96.7%) and lowest (2015, 94.0%) 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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