Harley-Davidson Fxstdi Softail Deuce Efi: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxstdi Softail Deuce Efi years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.6% average, from 714 DVSA tests.

2000

highest-passing year · 90.3%

2003

lowest-passing year · 80.3%

10.0pp

spread across 6 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: 2000 (90.3% of 93 tests). Lowest: 2003 (80.3% of 132). Years more than two points below the model average: 2001, 2003, 2005.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.6%)
2000	93	90.3%	+5.7 pp
2001	140	82.1%	-2.5 pp
2002	101	85.1%	+0.5 pp
2003	132	80.3%	-4.3 pp
2004	136	89.7%	+5.1 pp
2005	103	80.6%	-4.0 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 · 2006–2023

Questions

Which Fxstdi Softail Deuce Efi years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2001, 2003, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Fxstdi Softail Deuce Efi overall (84.6%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 80.3% from 132 tests.
Which Fxstdi Softail Deuce Efi year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2000, at 90.3% of 93 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2000, 2004.
How much does the Fxstdi Softail Deuce Efi pass rate vary by year?: 10.0 percentage points between the highest (2000, 90.3%) and lowest (2003, 80.3%) 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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