KTM 1290 Superduke GT 18: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 1290 Superduke GT 18 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.1% average, from 682 DVSA tests.

2019

highest-passing year · 92.7%

2018

lowest-passing year · 89.0%

3.7pp

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: 2019 (92.7% of 329 tests). Lowest: 2018 (89.0% of 272). Years more than two points below the model average: 2018.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (91.1%)
2018	272	89.0%	-2.1 pp
2019	329	92.7%	+1.6 pp
2020	81	91.4%	+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 · 2021–2025

Questions

Which 1290 Superduke GT 18 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2018 registered examples pass first time less often than the KTM 1290 Superduke GT 18 overall (91.1%); the 2018 cohort is lowest at 89.0% from 272 tests.
Which 1290 Superduke GT 18 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2019, at 92.7% of 329 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 1290 Superduke GT 18 pass rate vary by year?: 3.7 percentage points between the highest (2019, 92.7%) and lowest (2018, 89.0%) 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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