Harley-Davidson Fxsti Softail Standard: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxsti Softail Standard years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.1% average, from 512 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 90.0%

2005

lowest-passing year · 83.3%

6.7pp

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: 2006 (90.0% of 140 tests). Lowest: 2005 (83.3% of 114). Years more than two points below the model average: 2005.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.1%)
2004	251	87.6%	+0.5 pp
2005	114	83.3%	-3.8 pp
2006	140	90.0%	+2.9 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 · 2008–2014

Questions

Which Fxsti Softail Standard years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Fxsti Softail Standard overall (87.1%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 83.3% from 114 tests.
Which Fxsti Softail Standard year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 90.0% of 140 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fxsti Softail Standard pass rate vary by year?: 6.7 percentage points between the highest (2006, 90.0%) and lowest (2005, 83.3%) 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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