BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Fxdx: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxdx years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.2% average, from 7,217 DVSA tests.

2004
highest-passing year · 93.5%
2000
lowest-passing year · 88.4%
5.1pp
spread across 7 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 (93.5% of 93 tests). Lowest: 2000 (88.4% of 1,772).

87%91%95%1998: 89.4% pass (217 tests)1999: 89.1% pass (1,788 tests)2000: 88.4% pass (1,772 tests)2001: 89.2% pass (1,402 tests)2002: 90.0% pass (996 tests)2003: 89.8% pass (774 tests)2004: 93.5% pass (93 tests)199820012004
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (89.2%)
1998 217 89.4% +0.2 pp
1999 1,788 89.1% -0.1 pp
2000 1,772 88.4% -0.8 pp
2001 1,402 89.2% +0.0 pp
2002 996 90.0% +0.8 pp
2003 774 89.8% +0.6 pp
2004 93 93.5% +4.3 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%95%2005: 85.0% pass (60 tests)2006: 92.9% pass (493 tests)2007: 91.3% pass (484 tests)2008: 90.1% pass (465 tests)2009: 86.5% pass (452 tests)2010: 89.6% pass (442 tests)2011: 89.7% pass (437 tests)2012: 89.4% pass (395 tests)2013: 88.4% pass (389 tests)2014: 90.4% pass (385 tests)2015: 89.6% pass (383 tests)2016: 89.6% pass (374 tests)2017: 87.6% pass (371 tests)2018: 90.5% pass (274 tests)2019: 86.3% pass (271 tests)2020: 87.9% pass (207 tests)2021: 85.2% pass (305 tests)2022: 86.5% pass (296 tests)2023: 89.4% pass (283 tests)2024: 91.4% pass (221 tests)2025: 90.9% pass (230 tests)20052025

Questions

Which Fxdx years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Fxdx falls more than two points under the model's 89.2% overall pass rate.
Which Fxdx year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2004, at 93.5% of 93 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fxdx pass rate vary by year?
5.1 percentage points between the highest (2004, 93.5%) and lowest (2000, 88.4%) 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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