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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Street Rod XG 750 A 18: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Street Rod XG 750 A 18 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.2% average, from 839 DVSA tests.

2018
highest-passing year · 91.1%
2017
lowest-passing year · 82.9%
8.2pp
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: 2018 (91.1% of 541 tests). Lowest: 2017 (82.9% of 70). Years more than two points below the model average: 2017.

81%87%93%2017: 82.9% pass (70 tests)2018: 91.1% pass (541 tests)2019: 90.7% pass (225 tests)201720182019
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (90.2%)
2017 70 82.9% -7.3 pp
2018 541 91.1% +0.9 pp
2019 225 90.7% +0.5 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
87%90%93%2021: 90.7% pass (129 tests)2022: 91.3% pass (196 tests)2023: 87.8% pass (197 tests)2024: 91.8% pass (147 tests)2025: 90.7% pass (162 tests)20212025

Questions

Which Street Rod XG 750 A 18 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2017 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Street Rod XG 750 A 18 overall (90.2%); the 2017 cohort is lowest at 82.9% from 70 tests.
Which Street Rod XG 750 A 18 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2018, at 91.1% of 541 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Street Rod XG 750 A 18 pass rate vary by year?
8.2 percentage points between the highest (2018, 91.1%) and lowest (2017, 82.9%) 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.

Full report: Harley-Davidson Street Rod XG 750 A 18 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #884 of 5428 models· other Harley-Davidson models: XLH 883, Flstf, Flstc, XL, XL1200C, XL883