Harley-Davidson Fxlrs Low Rider S 1868 20: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxlrs Low Rider S 1868 20 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.5% average, from 708 DVSA tests.

2021

highest-passing year · 92.6%

2020

lowest-passing year · 89.9%

2.7pp

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: 2021 (92.6% of 95 tests). Lowest: 2020 (89.9% of 415).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.5%)
2019	194	91.8%	+1.3 pp
2020	415	89.9%	-0.6 pp
2021	95	92.6%	+2.1 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 · 2022–2025

Questions

Which Fxlrs Low Rider S 1868 20 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Fxlrs Low Rider S 1868 20 falls more than two points under the model's 90.5% overall pass rate.
Which Fxlrs Low Rider S 1868 20 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2021, at 92.6% of 95 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fxlrs Low Rider S 1868 20 pass rate vary by year?: 2.7 percentage points between the highest (2021, 92.6%) and lowest (2020, 89.9%) 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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