Harley-Davidson Fxfbs Fat Bob 114 1868 19: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxfbs Fat Bob 114 1868 19 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.7% average, from 1,476 DVSA tests.

2019

highest-passing year · 90.9%

2020

lowest-passing year · 90.0%

0.9pp

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: 2019 (90.9% of 1,035 tests). Lowest: 2020 (90.0% of 190).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.7%)
2018	251	90.4%	-0.3 pp
2019	1,035	90.9%	+0.2 pp
2020	190	90.0%	-0.7 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 · 2021–2025

Questions

Which Fxfbs Fat Bob 114 1868 19 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Fxfbs Fat Bob 114 1868 19 falls more than two points under the model's 90.7% overall pass rate.
Which Fxfbs Fat Bob 114 1868 19 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2019, at 90.9% of 1,035 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fxfbs Fat Bob 114 1868 19 pass rate vary by year?: 0.9 percentage points between the highest (2019, 90.9%) and lowest (2020, 90.0%) 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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