Kawasaki VN1500 P1H: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VN1500 P1H years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.3% average, from 3,312 DVSA tests.

2004

highest-passing year · 87.9%

2003

lowest-passing year · 82.8%

5.1pp

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: 2004 (87.9% of 612 tests). Lowest: 2003 (82.8% of 932).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.3%)
2001	55	83.6%	-0.7 pp
2002	1,648	83.7%	-0.6 pp
2003	932	82.8%	-1.5 pp
2004	612	87.9%	+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 · 2006–2025

Questions

Which VN1500 P1H years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki VN1500 P1H falls more than two points under the model's 84.3% overall pass rate.
Which VN1500 P1H year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2004, at 87.9% of 612 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VN1500 P1H pass rate vary by year?: 5.1 percentage points between the highest (2004, 87.9%) and lowest (2003, 82.8%) 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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