KTM 525 Exc Racing: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 525 Exc Racing years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 77.1% average, from 2,297 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 78.4%

2004

lowest-passing year · 76.0%

2.4pp

spread across 5 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: 2006 (78.4% of 450 tests). Lowest: 2004 (76.0% of 546).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (77.1%)
2003	210	77.6%	+0.5 pp
2004	546	76.0%	-1.1 pp
2005	762	77.6%	+0.5 pp
2006	450	78.4%	+1.3 pp
2007	276	76.4%	-0.7 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 · 2007–2025

Questions

Which 525 Exc Racing years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the KTM 525 Exc Racing falls more than two points under the model's 77.1% overall pass rate.
Which 525 Exc Racing year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 78.4% of 450 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 525 Exc Racing pass rate vary by year?: 2.4 percentage points between the highest (2006, 78.4%) and lowest (2004, 76.0%) 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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