Harley-Davidson Vrscr: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Vrscr years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.5% average, from 1,804 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 89.1%

2005

lowest-passing year · 86.1%

3.0pp

spread across 4 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: 2008 (89.1% of 147 tests). Lowest: 2005 (86.1% of 846).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.5%)
2005	846	86.1%	-0.4 pp
2006	422	86.7%	+0.2 pp
2007	317	86.1%	-0.4 pp
2008	147	89.1%	+2.6 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 · 2008–2025

Questions

Which Vrscr years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Vrscr falls more than two points under the model's 86.5% overall pass rate.
Which Vrscr year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 89.1% of 147 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Vrscr pass rate vary by year?: 3.0 percentage points between the highest (2008, 89.1%) and lowest (2005, 86.1%) 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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