Harley-Davidson XR 1200: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XR 1200 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.0% average, from 3,008 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 90.7%

2011

lowest-passing year · 88.3%

2.4pp

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: 2010 (90.7% of 892 tests). Lowest: 2011 (88.3% of 179).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.0%)
2008	1,033	89.9%	-0.1 pp
2009	861	89.4%	-0.6 pp
2010	892	90.7%	+0.7 pp
2011	179	88.3%	-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 · 2011–2025

Questions

Which XR 1200 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson XR 1200 falls more than two points under the model's 90.0% overall pass rate.
Which XR 1200 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 90.7% of 892 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the XR 1200 pass rate vary by year?: 2.4 percentage points between the highest (2010, 90.7%) and lowest (2011, 88.3%) 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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