Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Indian Motorcycle Roadmaster: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Roadmaster years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 96.6% average, from 641 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2019 (100.0% of 69 tests). Lowest: 2015 (93.3% of 104). Years more than two points below the model average: 2015.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (96.6%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 104 | 93.3% | -3.3 pp |
| 2016 | 129 | 96.1% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 161 | 97.5% | +0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 108 | 99.1% | +2.5 pp |
| 2019 | 69 | 100.0% | +3.4 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
Questions
- Which Roadmaster years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 2015 registered examples pass first time less often than the Indian Motorcycle Roadmaster overall (96.6%); the 2015 cohort is lowest at 93.3% from 104 tests.
- Which Roadmaster year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2019, at 100.0% of 69 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2018, 2019.
- How much does the Roadmaster pass rate vary by year?
- 6.7 percentage points between the highest (2019, 100.0%) and lowest (2015, 93.3%) 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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