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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

KTM 1190 RC8 09: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 1190 RC8 09 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.3% average, from 974 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 85.1%
2012
lowest-passing year · 80.1%
5.0pp
spread across 3 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: 2011 (85.1% of 624 tests). Lowest: 2012 (80.1% of 166). Years more than two points below the model average: 2012.

79%83%86%2010: 83.9% pass (168 tests)2011: 85.1% pass (624 tests)2012: 80.1% pass (166 tests)201020112012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (84.3%)
2010 168 83.9% -0.4 pp
2011 624 85.1% +0.8 pp
2012 166 80.1% -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 · 2014–2025
76%85%94%2014: 79.1% pass (91 tests)2015: 80.3% pass (127 tests)2016: 84.2% pass (114 tests)2017: 88.2% pass (102 tests)2018: 78.9% pass (71 tests)2019: 87.3% pass (79 tests)2020: 89.1% pass (46 tests)2021: 84.3% pass (83 tests)2022: 85.1% pass (74 tests)2023: 84.3% pass (70 tests)2024: 91.1% pass (45 tests)2025: 87.8% pass (49 tests)20142025

Questions

Which 1190 RC8 09 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the KTM 1190 RC8 09 overall (84.3%); the 2012 cohort is lowest at 80.1% from 166 tests.
Which 1190 RC8 09 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 85.1% of 624 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 1190 RC8 09 pass rate vary by year?
5.0 percentage points between the highest (2011, 85.1%) and lowest (2012, 80.1%) 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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