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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Husaberg FE450E: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which FE450E years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 76.5% average, from 659 DVSA tests.

2003
highest-passing year · 80.8%
2010
lowest-passing year · 72.3%
8.5pp
spread across 6 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: 2003 (80.8% of 73 tests). Lowest: 2010 (72.3% of 65). Years more than two points below the model average: 2005, 2010.

71%77%83%2003: 80.8% pass (73 tests)2004: 76.0% pass (125 tests)2005: 74.2% pass (62 tests)2008: 77.4% pass (93 tests)2009: 76.6% pass (111 tests)2010: 72.3% pass (65 tests)200320082010
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (76.5%)
2003 73 80.8% +4.3 pp
2004 125 76.0% -0.5 pp
2005 62 74.2% -2.3 pp
2008 93 77.4% +0.9 pp
2009 111 76.6% +0.1 pp
2010 65 72.3% -4.2 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 · 2011–2022
58%74%89%2011: 63.2% pass (38 tests)2012: 75.6% pass (45 tests)2013: 78.2% pass (55 tests)2014: 75.8% pass (66 tests)2015: 82.7% pass (52 tests)2016: 77.1% pass (48 tests)2017: 79.5% pass (44 tests)2018: 76.7% pass (30 tests)2022: 83.9% pass (31 tests)20112022

Questions

Which FE450E years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2005, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Husaberg FE450E overall (76.5%); the 2010 cohort is lowest at 72.3% from 65 tests.
Which FE450E year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2003, at 80.8% of 73 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the FE450E pass rate vary by year?
8.5 percentage points between the highest (2003, 80.8%) and lowest (2010, 72.3%) 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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