Harley-Davidson Fxdxi: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxdxi years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.9% average, from 1,501 DVSA tests.

2003

highest-passing year · 96.4%

2005

lowest-passing year · 88.7%

7.7pp

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: 2003 (96.4% of 56 tests). Lowest: 2005 (88.7% of 522).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.9%)
2003	56	96.4%	+6.5 pp
2004	875	90.5%	+0.6 pp
2005	522	88.7%	-1.2 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 · 2007–2025

Questions

Which Fxdxi years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Fxdxi falls more than two points under the model's 89.9% overall pass rate.
Which Fxdxi year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2003, at 96.4% of 56 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fxdxi pass rate vary by year?: 7.7 percentage points between the highest (2003, 96.4%) and lowest (2005, 88.7%) 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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