BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

KTM 200 Exc: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 200 Exc years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.2% average, from 3,967 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 84.9%
2008
lowest-passing year · 72.6%
12.3pp
spread across 11 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: 2010 (84.9% of 106 tests). Lowest: 2008 (72.6% of 277). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

70%79%87%2000: 75.0% pass (180 tests)2001: 74.2% pass (217 tests)2002: 75.5% pass (429 tests)2003: 75.4% pass (426 tests)2004: 73.8% pass (706 tests)2005: 75.7% pass (523 tests)2006: 73.8% pass (260 tests)2007: 77.0% pass (427 tests)2008: 72.6% pass (277 tests)2009: 74.6% pass (276 tests)2010: 84.9% pass (106 tests)200020052010
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (75.2%)
2000 180 75.0% -0.2 pp
2001 217 74.2% -1.0 pp
2002 429 75.5% +0.3 pp
2003 426 75.4% +0.2 pp
2004 706 73.8% -1.4 pp
2005 523 75.7% +0.5 pp
2006 260 73.8% -1.4 pp
2007 427 77.0% +1.8 pp
2008 277 72.6% -2.6 pp
2009 276 74.6% -0.6 pp
2010 106 84.9% +9.7 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
64%74%85%2006: 75.0% pass (112 tests)2007: 77.3% pass (172 tests)2008: 75.7% pass (218 tests)2009: 71.9% pass (228 tests)2010: 67.7% pass (260 tests)2011: 73.9% pass (291 tests)2012: 72.0% pass (293 tests)2013: 76.6% pass (304 tests)2014: 76.8% pass (284 tests)2015: 78.3% pass (281 tests)2016: 72.6% pass (274 tests)2017: 81.2% pass (213 tests)2018: 77.9% pass (154 tests)2019: 77.7% pass (157 tests)2020: 71.6% pass (141 tests)2021: 78.7% pass (150 tests)2022: 77.3% pass (128 tests)2023: 73.5% pass (117 tests)2024: 77.4% pass (84 tests)2025: 79.8% pass (84 tests)20062025

Questions

Which 200 Exc years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the KTM 200 Exc overall (75.2%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 72.6% from 277 tests.
Which 200 Exc year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 84.9% of 106 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 200 Exc pass rate vary by year?
12.3 percentage points between the highest (2010, 84.9%) and lowest (2008, 72.6%) 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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