Harley-Davidson Vrscf V-Rod Muscle: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Vrscf V-Rod Muscle years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.2% average, from 583 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 90.3%

2010

lowest-passing year · 87.8%

2.5pp

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: 2011 (90.3% of 72 tests). Lowest: 2010 (87.8% of 263).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.2%)
2009	214	87.9%	-0.3 pp
2010	263	87.8%	-0.4 pp
2011	72	90.3%	+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 · 2012–2025

Questions

Which Vrscf V-Rod Muscle years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Vrscf V-Rod Muscle falls more than two points under the model's 88.2% overall pass rate.
Which Vrscf V-Rod Muscle year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 90.3% of 72 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Vrscf V-Rod Muscle pass rate vary by year?: 2.5 percentage points between the highest (2011, 90.3%) and lowest (2010, 87.8%) 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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