Indian Motorcycle Scout Bobber: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Scout Bobber years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.2% average, from 1,836 DVSA tests.

2020

highest-passing year · 93.2%

2018

lowest-passing year · 89.1%

4.1pp

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: 2020 (93.2% of 236 tests). Lowest: 2018 (89.1% of 679).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.2%)
2018	679	89.1%	-1.1 pp
2019	535	89.3%	-0.9 pp
2020	236	93.2%	+3.0 pp
2021	265	91.3%	+1.1 pp
2022	69	91.3%	+1.1 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 · 2021–2025

Questions

Which Scout Bobber years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Indian Motorcycle Scout Bobber falls more than two points under the model's 90.2% overall pass rate.
Which Scout Bobber year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2020, at 93.2% of 236 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Scout Bobber pass rate vary by year?: 4.1 percentage points between the highest (2020, 93.2%) and lowest (2018, 89.1%) 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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