BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
League table/ KTM/ 200/By year
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

KTM 200: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 200 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.8% average, from 1,707 DVSA tests.

2016
highest-passing year · 84.3%
2001
lowest-passing year · 68.2%
16.1pp
spread across 7 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: 2016 (84.3% of 306 tests). Lowest: 2001 (68.2% of 66). Years more than two points below the model average: 2001, 2002, 2012.

65%76%88%2001: 68.2% pass (66 tests)2002: 74.6% pass (63 tests)2012: 77.3% pass (75 tests)2013: 80.0% pass (150 tests)2014: 82.7% pass (248 tests)2015: 83.8% pass (532 tests)2016: 84.3% pass (306 tests)200120132016
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (80.8%)
2001 66 68.2% -12.6 pp
2002 63 74.6% -6.2 pp
2012 75 77.3% -3.5 pp
2013 150 80.0% -0.8 pp
2014 248 82.7% +1.9 pp
2015 532 83.8% +3.0 pp
2016 306 84.3% +3.5 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 · 2017–2025
77%82%87%2017: 78.8% pass (99 tests)2018: 83.3% pass (144 tests)2019: 81.8% pass (187 tests)2020: 80.9% pass (188 tests)2021: 81.6% pass (250 tests)2022: 80.5% pass (215 tests)2023: 85.3% pass (190 tests)2024: 82.1% pass (145 tests)2025: 81.6% pass (136 tests)20172025

Questions

Which 200 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2001, 2002, 2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the KTM 200 overall (80.8%); the 2001 cohort is lowest at 68.2% from 66 tests.
Which 200 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2016, at 84.3% of 306 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2015, 2016.
How much does the 200 pass rate vary by year?
16.1 percentage points between the highest (2016, 84.3%) and lowest (2001, 68.2%) 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.

Full report: KTM 200 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #3418 of 5428 models· other KTM models: 950, 125, 640 LC4-E, 450 Exc, 250 Exc, Super Duke 990