BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Fxdxt: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxdxt years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.3% average, from 623 DVSA tests.

2003
highest-passing year · 97.4%
2002
lowest-passing year · 86.9%
10.5pp
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 (97.4% of 156 tests). Lowest: 2002 (86.9% of 130). Years more than two points below the model average: 2002.

85%92%100%2001: 90.1% pass (272 tests)2002: 86.9% pass (130 tests)2003: 97.4% pass (156 tests)200120022003
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (91.3%)
2001 272 90.1% -1.2 pp
2002 130 86.9% -4.4 pp
2003 156 97.4% +6.1 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 · 2006–2017
81%91%100%2006: 91.8% pass (49 tests)2007: 93.6% pass (47 tests)2008: 95.5% pass (44 tests)2009: 97.6% pass (42 tests)2010: 86.5% pass (37 tests)2011: 90.9% pass (33 tests)2012: 90.3% pass (31 tests)2013: 90.6% pass (32 tests)2014: 96.7% pass (30 tests)2015: 91.9% pass (37 tests)2016: 84.4% pass (32 tests)2017: 96.8% pass (31 tests)20062017

Questions

Which Fxdxt years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2002 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Fxdxt overall (91.3%); the 2002 cohort is lowest at 86.9% from 130 tests.
Which Fxdxt year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2003, at 97.4% of 156 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fxdxt pass rate vary by year?
10.5 percentage points between the highest (2003, 97.4%) and lowest (2002, 86.9%) 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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