Harley-Davidson Fxds-C: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxds-C years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.6% average, from 876 DVSA tests.

1994

highest-passing year · 92.4%

1998

lowest-passing year · 86.8%

5.6pp

spread across 5 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: 1994 (92.4% of 79 tests). Lowest: 1998 (86.8% of 317).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.6%)
1994	79	92.4%	+3.8 pp
1995	104	89.4%	+0.8 pp
1996	66	89.4%	+0.8 pp
1997	258	89.9%	+1.3 pp
1998	317	86.8%	-1.8 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 Fxds-C years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Fxds-C falls more than two points under the model's 88.6% overall pass rate.
Which Fxds-C year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1994, at 92.4% of 79 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fxds-C pass rate vary by year?: 5.6 percentage points between the highest (1994, 92.4%) and lowest (1998, 86.8%) 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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