KTM 625 SMC: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 625 SMC years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.0% average, from 1,804 DVSA tests.

2004

highest-passing year · 81.1%

2007

lowest-passing year · 71.3%

9.8pp

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: 2004 (81.1% of 493 tests). Lowest: 2007 (71.3% of 157). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2007.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (79.0%)
2002	59	78.0%	-1.0 pp
2003	75	72.0%	-7.0 pp
2004	493	81.1%	+2.1 pp
2005	702	79.9%	+0.9 pp
2006	276	79.7%	+0.7 pp
2007	157	71.3%	-7.7 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 625 SMC years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2003, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the KTM 625 SMC overall (79.0%); the 2007 cohort is lowest at 71.3% from 157 tests.
Which 625 SMC year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2004, at 81.1% of 493 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 625 SMC pass rate vary by year?: 9.8 percentage points between the highest (2004, 81.1%) and lowest (2007, 71.3%) 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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