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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Fxdl: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxdl years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.6% average, from 10,601 DVSA tests.

2006
highest-passing year · 94.3%
1995
lowest-passing year · 84.3%
10.0pp
spread across 18 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: 2006 (94.3% of 122 tests). Lowest: 1995 (84.3% of 255). Years more than two points below the model average: 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004.

82%89%96%1993: 88.4% pass (86 tests)1994: 89.9% pass (317 tests)1995: 84.3% pass (255 tests)1996: 85.1% pass (215 tests)1997: 87.5% pass (530 tests)1998: 89.0% pass (618 tests)1999: 91.7% pass (893 tests)2000: 90.4% pass (854 tests)2001: 88.9% pass (1,155 tests)2002: 91.5% pass (1,171 tests)2003: 88.9% pass (1,634 tests)2004: 87.5% pass (337 tests)2006: 94.3% pass (122 tests)2007: 90.7% pass (497 tests)2008: 90.3% pass (443 tests)2014: 90.4% pass (477 tests)2015: 91.7% pass (509 tests)2016: 91.0% pass (301 tests)199320022016
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (89.6%)
1993 86 88.4% -1.2 pp
1994 317 89.9% +0.3 pp
1995 255 84.3% -5.3 pp
1996 215 85.1% -4.5 pp
1997 530 87.5% -2.1 pp
1998 618 89.0% -0.6 pp
1999 893 91.7% +2.1 pp
2000 854 90.4% +0.8 pp
2001 1,155 88.9% -0.7 pp
2002 1,171 91.5% +1.9 pp
2003 1,634 88.9% -0.7 pp
2004 337 87.5% -2.1 pp
2006 122 94.3% +4.7 pp
2007 497 90.7% +1.1 pp
2008 443 90.3% +0.7 pp
2014 477 90.4% +0.8 pp
2015 509 91.7% +2.1 pp
2016 301 91.0% +1.4 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 · 2005–2025
87%90%94%2005: 89.6% pass (67 tests)2006: 92.0% pass (535 tests)2007: 90.8% pass (530 tests)2008: 90.1% pass (515 tests)2009: 88.3% pass (528 tests)2010: 88.2% pass (544 tests)2011: 89.0% pass (564 tests)2012: 89.5% pass (504 tests)2013: 88.7% pass (513 tests)2014: 88.8% pass (511 tests)2015: 88.9% pass (496 tests)2016: 87.8% pass (508 tests)2017: 89.5% pass (555 tests)2018: 89.1% pass (494 tests)2019: 92.6% pass (527 tests)2020: 91.8% pass (451 tests)2021: 89.7% pass (624 tests)2022: 87.9% pass (612 tests)2023: 90.4% pass (605 tests)2024: 89.9% pass (446 tests)2025: 90.3% pass (472 tests)20052025

Questions

Which Fxdl years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1995, 1996, 1997, 2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Fxdl overall (89.6%); the 1995 cohort is lowest at 84.3% from 255 tests.
Which Fxdl year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2006, at 94.3% of 122 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1999, 2006, 2015.
How much does the Fxdl pass rate vary by year?
10.0 percentage points between the highest (2006, 94.3%) and lowest (1995, 84.3%) 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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