Harley-Davidson Fxsti: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxsti years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.7% average, from 4,810 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 94.0%

2005

lowest-passing year · 86.0%

8.0pp

spread across 5 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: 2007 (94.0% of 50 tests). Lowest: 2005 (86.0% of 1,320).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.7%)
2003	158	88.6%	+0.9 pp
2004	2,213	87.6%	-0.1 pp
2005	1,320	86.0%	-1.7 pp
2006	984	89.1%	+1.4 pp
2007	50	94.0%	+6.3 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 · 2007–2025

Questions

Which Fxsti years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Fxsti falls more than two points under the model's 87.7% overall pass rate.
Which Fxsti year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 94.0% of 50 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fxsti pass rate vary by year?: 8.0 percentage points between the highest (2007, 94.0%) and lowest (2005, 86.0%) 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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