Harley-Davidson Vrscf: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Vrscf years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.9% average, from 1,051 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 93.9%

2013

lowest-passing year · 78.2%

15.7pp

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: 2010 (93.9% of 66 tests). Lowest: 2013 (78.2% of 55). Years more than two points below the model average: 2013, 2015.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.9%)
2010	66	93.9%	+5.0 pp
2013	55	78.2%	-10.7 pp
2014	369	90.2%	+1.3 pp
2015	238	86.6%	-2.3 pp
2016	224	90.6%	+1.7 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 · 2017–2025

Questions

Which Vrscf years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2013, 2015 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Vrscf overall (88.9%); the 2013 cohort is lowest at 78.2% from 55 tests.
Which Vrscf year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 93.9% of 66 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Vrscf pass rate vary by year?: 15.7 percentage points between the highest (2010, 93.9%) and lowest (2013, 78.2%) 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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