Harley-Davidson Flhxs: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flhxs years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 92.0% average, from 1,664 DVSA tests.

2015

highest-passing year · 92.6%

2014

lowest-passing year · 90.1%

2.5pp

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: 2015 (92.6% of 848 tests). Lowest: 2014 (90.1% of 172).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (92.0%)
2014	172	90.1%	-1.9 pp
2015	848	92.6%	+0.6 pp
2016	587	92.2%	+0.2 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 · 2017–2025

Questions

Which Flhxs years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Flhxs falls more than two points under the model's 92.0% overall pass rate.
Which Flhxs year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2015, at 92.6% of 848 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Flhxs pass rate vary by year?: 2.5 percentage points between the highest (2015, 92.6%) and lowest (2014, 90.1%) 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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