KTM 625SXC: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 625SXC years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 77.2% average, from 544 DVSA tests.

2003

highest-passing year · 85.1%

2004

lowest-passing year · 72.2%

12.9pp

spread across 3 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: 2003 (85.1% of 121 tests). Lowest: 2004 (72.2% of 194). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004, 2005.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (77.2%)
2003	121	85.1%	+7.9 pp
2004	194	72.2%	-5.0 pp
2005	167	73.7%	-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 · 2007–2014

Questions

Which 625SXC years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2004, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the KTM 625SXC overall (77.2%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 72.2% from 194 tests.
Which 625SXC year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2003, at 85.1% of 121 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 625SXC pass rate vary by year?: 12.9 percentage points between the highest (2003, 85.1%) and lowest (2004, 72.2%) 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.

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