BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

KTM 640 Duke Ii: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 640 Duke Ii years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.6% average, from 4,182 DVSA tests.

2006
highest-passing year · 82.9%
2000
lowest-passing year · 74.0%
8.9pp
spread across 8 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 (82.9% of 729 tests). Lowest: 2000 (74.0% of 131). Years more than two points below the model average: 2000, 2007.

72%78%85%2000: 74.0% pass (131 tests)2001: 79.8% pass (203 tests)2002: 79.6% pass (481 tests)2003: 81.8% pass (781 tests)2004: 80.2% pass (509 tests)2005: 81.2% pass (803 tests)2006: 82.9% pass (729 tests)2007: 77.8% pass (469 tests)200020042007
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (80.6%)
2000 131 74.0% -6.6 pp
2001 203 79.8% -0.8 pp
2002 481 79.6% -1.0 pp
2003 781 81.8% +1.2 pp
2004 509 80.2% -0.4 pp
2005 803 81.2% +0.6 pp
2006 729 82.9% +2.3 pp
2007 469 77.8% -2.8 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 · 2006–2025
69%80%92%2006: 84.3% pass (172 tests)2007: 82.2% pass (208 tests)2008: 80.0% pass (285 tests)2009: 81.3% pass (337 tests)2010: 77.4% pass (358 tests)2011: 80.9% pass (335 tests)2012: 82.7% pass (294 tests)2013: 78.1% pass (278 tests)2014: 78.5% pass (260 tests)2015: 79.9% pass (239 tests)2016: 80.1% pass (221 tests)2017: 79.9% pass (199 tests)2018: 82.3% pass (147 tests)2019: 80.6% pass (139 tests)2020: 81.2% pass (117 tests)2021: 72.5% pass (142 tests)2022: 83.2% pass (125 tests)2023: 87.8% pass (131 tests)2024: 84.1% pass (88 tests)2025: 84.0% pass (94 tests)20062025

Questions

Which 640 Duke Ii years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2000, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the KTM 640 Duke Ii overall (80.6%); the 2000 cohort is lowest at 74.0% from 131 tests.
Which 640 Duke Ii year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2006, at 82.9% of 729 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 640 Duke Ii pass rate vary by year?
8.9 percentage points between the highest (2006, 82.9%) and lowest (2000, 74.0%) 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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