BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

KTM 660 S/C S/M: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 660 S/C S/M years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.0% average, from 695 DVSA tests.

2003
highest-passing year · 86.7%
2005
lowest-passing year · 79.9%
6.8pp
spread across 4 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 (86.7% of 83 tests). Lowest: 2005 (79.9% of 299). Years more than two points below the model average: 2005.

79%83%88%2003: 86.7% pass (83 tests)2004: 80.6% pass (165 tests)2005: 79.9% pass (299 tests)2006: 85.8% pass (113 tests)200320052006
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (82.0%)
2003 83 86.7% +4.7 pp
2004 165 80.6% -1.4 pp
2005 299 79.9% -2.1 pp
2006 113 85.8% +3.8 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 · 2008–2017
64%81%99%2008: 92.9% pass (56 tests)2009: 78.9% pass (71 tests)2010: 81.3% pass (64 tests)2011: 84.0% pass (75 tests)2012: 83.6% pass (55 tests)2013: 72.6% pass (62 tests)2014: 80.0% pass (40 tests)2015: 82.9% pass (35 tests)2016: 80.0% pass (40 tests)2017: 69.7% pass (33 tests)20082017

Questions

Which 660 S/C S/M years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the KTM 660 S/C S/M overall (82.0%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 79.9% from 299 tests.
Which 660 S/C S/M year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2003, at 86.7% of 83 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2003, 2006.
How much does the 660 S/C S/M pass rate vary by year?
6.8 percentage points between the highest (2003, 86.7%) and lowest (2005, 79.9%) 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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