Harley-Davidson XL 883 N Iron 19: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XL 883 N Iron 19 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.9% average, from 824 DVSA tests.

2020

highest-passing year · 96.8%

2019

lowest-passing year · 90.0%

6.8pp

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: 2020 (96.8% of 62 tests). Lowest: 2019 (90.0% of 678).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.9%)
2018	84	94.0%	+3.1 pp
2019	678	90.0%	-0.9 pp
2020	62	96.8%	+5.9 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 · 2022–2025

Questions

Which XL 883 N Iron 19 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson XL 883 N Iron 19 falls more than two points under the model's 90.9% overall pass rate.
Which XL 883 N Iron 19 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2020, at 96.8% of 62 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2018, 2020.
How much does the XL 883 N Iron 19 pass rate vary by year?: 6.8 percentage points between the highest (2020, 96.8%) and lowest (2019, 90.0%) 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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