KTM 1190 RC8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 1190 RC8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.2% average, from 1,911 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 85.3%

2008

lowest-passing year · 84.0%

1.3pp

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: 2009 (85.3% of 177 tests). Lowest: 2008 (84.0% of 1,179).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.2%)
2008	1,179	84.0%	-0.2 pp
2009	177	85.3%	+1.1 pp
2010	550	84.5%	+0.3 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 · 2011–2025

Questions

Which 1190 RC8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the KTM 1190 RC8 falls more than two points under the model's 84.2% overall pass rate.
Which 1190 RC8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 85.3% of 177 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 1190 RC8 pass rate vary by year?: 1.3 percentage points between the highest (2009, 85.3%) and lowest (2008, 84.0%) 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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