Harley-Davidson Flstsci Softail Springer: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flstsci Softail Springer years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.7% average, from 563 DVSA tests.

2004

highest-passing year · 89.4%

2006

lowest-passing year · 83.8%

5.6pp

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: 2004 (89.4% of 104 tests). Lowest: 2006 (83.8% of 154). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.7%)
2004	104	89.4%	+1.7 pp
2005	281	89.0%	+1.3 pp
2006	154	83.8%	-3.9 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 · 2008–2017

Questions

Which Flstsci Softail Springer years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2006 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Flstsci Softail Springer overall (87.7%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 83.8% from 154 tests.
Which Flstsci Softail Springer year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2004, at 89.4% of 104 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Flstsci Softail Springer pass rate vary by year?: 5.6 percentage points between the highest (2004, 89.4%) and lowest (2006, 83.8%) 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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