Husaberg Fe 450: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fe 450 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 77.8% average, from 684 DVSA tests.

2005

highest-passing year · 82.1%

2007

lowest-passing year · 73.7%

8.4pp

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: 2005 (82.1% of 134 tests). Lowest: 2007 (73.7% of 57). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2007, 2008.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (77.8%)
2004	228	79.4%	+1.6 pp
2005	134	82.1%	+4.3 pp
2006	106	74.5%	-3.3 pp
2007	57	73.7%	-4.1 pp
2008	62	74.2%	-3.6 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 · 2008–2019

Questions

Which Fe 450 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2006, 2007, 2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Husaberg Fe 450 overall (77.8%); the 2007 cohort is lowest at 73.7% from 57 tests.
Which Fe 450 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2005, at 82.1% of 134 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fe 450 pass rate vary by year?: 8.4 percentage points between the highest (2005, 82.1%) and lowest (2007, 73.7%) 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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