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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Fxdwg: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxdwg years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.7% average, from 14,585 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 92.3%
2009
lowest-passing year · 80.3%
12.0pp
spread across 22 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: 2010 (92.3% of 430 tests). Lowest: 2009 (80.3% of 142). Years more than two points below the model average: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2009.

78%86%95%1993: 90.6% pass (417 tests)1994: 84.4% pass (422 tests)1995: 85.4% pass (639 tests)1996: 86.1% pass (562 tests)1997: 90.5% pass (898 tests)1998: 89.1% pass (1,182 tests)1999: 88.4% pass (1,590 tests)2000: 88.0% pass (1,358 tests)2001: 89.0% pass (1,586 tests)2002: 90.4% pass (1,454 tests)2003: 89.5% pass (2,129 tests)2004: 88.2% pass (229 tests)2005: 88.9% pass (81 tests)2006: 90.9% pass (77 tests)2007: 88.8% pass (330 tests)2009: 80.3% pass (142 tests)2010: 92.3% pass (430 tests)2011: 88.8% pass (250 tests)2012: 91.1% pass (90 tests)2014: 89.8% pass (128 tests)2015: 89.1% pass (220 tests)2016: 89.2% pass (111 tests)199320042016
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (88.7%)
1993 417 90.6% +1.9 pp
1994 422 84.4% -4.3 pp
1995 639 85.4% -3.3 pp
1996 562 86.1% -2.6 pp
1997 898 90.5% +1.8 pp
1998 1,182 89.1% +0.4 pp
1999 1,590 88.4% -0.3 pp
2000 1,358 88.0% -0.7 pp
2001 1,586 89.0% +0.3 pp
2002 1,454 90.4% +1.7 pp
2003 2,129 89.5% +0.8 pp
2004 229 88.2% -0.5 pp
2005 81 88.9% +0.2 pp
2006 77 90.9% +2.2 pp
2007 330 88.8% +0.1 pp
2009 142 80.3% -8.4 pp
2010 430 92.3% +3.6 pp
2011 250 88.8% +0.1 pp
2012 90 91.1% +2.4 pp
2014 128 89.8% +1.1 pp
2015 220 89.1% +0.4 pp
2016 111 89.2% +0.5 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
83%89%94%2005: 92.0% pass (100 tests)2006: 91.0% pass (800 tests)2007: 92.2% pass (804 tests)2008: 87.7% pass (803 tests)2009: 86.8% pass (793 tests)2010: 88.9% pass (791 tests)2011: 87.5% pass (745 tests)2012: 86.7% pass (715 tests)2013: 85.0% pass (768 tests)2014: 89.1% pass (779 tests)2015: 88.1% pass (771 tests)2016: 89.3% pass (765 tests)2017: 88.1% pass (780 tests)2018: 87.6% pass (639 tests)2019: 89.5% pass (676 tests)2020: 90.7% pass (572 tests)2021: 89.2% pass (733 tests)2022: 87.2% pass (724 tests)2023: 91.6% pass (716 tests)2024: 88.4% pass (552 tests)2025: 90.7% pass (559 tests)20052025

Questions

Which Fxdwg years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1994, 1995, 1996, 2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Fxdwg overall (88.7%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 80.3% from 142 tests.
Which Fxdwg year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 92.3% of 430 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2006, 2010, 2012.
How much does the Fxdwg pass rate vary by year?
12.0 percentage points between the highest (2010, 92.3%) and lowest (2009, 80.3%) 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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