BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

KTM 250 Exc-F: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 250 Exc-F years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 74.7% average, from 3,832 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 78.4%
2010
lowest-passing year · 71.1%
7.3pp
spread across 6 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 (78.4% of 139 tests). Lowest: 2010 (71.1% of 325). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2010.

70%75%80%2006: 71.9% pass (659 tests)2007: 74.5% pass (1,177 tests)2008: 78.3% pass (932 tests)2009: 74.4% pass (519 tests)2010: 71.1% pass (325 tests)2011: 78.4% pass (139 tests)200620092011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (74.7%)
2006 659 71.9% -2.8 pp
2007 1,177 74.5% -0.2 pp
2008 932 78.3% +3.6 pp
2009 519 74.4% -0.3 pp
2010 325 71.1% -3.6 pp
2011 139 78.4% +3.7 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 · 2009–2025
60%76%91%2009: 65.2% pass (46 tests)2010: 72.7% pass (187 tests)2011: 73.8% pass (279 tests)2012: 70.8% pass (329 tests)2013: 70.2% pass (366 tests)2014: 73.2% pass (366 tests)2015: 77.1% pass (345 tests)2016: 75.8% pass (331 tests)2017: 76.7% pass (296 tests)2018: 74.0% pass (192 tests)2019: 71.3% pass (209 tests)2020: 74.0% pass (169 tests)2021: 74.1% pass (197 tests)2022: 78.4% pass (162 tests)2023: 85.8% pass (155 tests)2024: 81.3% pass (96 tests)2025: 83.2% pass (101 tests)20092025

Questions

Which 250 Exc-F years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the KTM 250 Exc-F overall (74.7%); the 2010 cohort is lowest at 71.1% from 325 tests.
Which 250 Exc-F year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 78.4% of 139 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2008, 2011.
How much does the 250 Exc-F pass rate vary by year?
7.3 percentage points between the highest (2011, 78.4%) and lowest (2010, 71.1%) 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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