KTM 690 Duke: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 690 Duke years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.8% average, from 1,231 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 89.3%

2009

lowest-passing year · 82.4%

6.9pp

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: 2010 (89.3% of 131 tests). Lowest: 2009 (82.4% of 319).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (83.8%)
2008	611	83.1%	-0.7 pp
2009	319	82.4%	-1.4 pp
2010	131	89.3%	+5.5 pp
2012	123	86.2%	+2.4 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 · 2011–2025

Questions

Which 690 Duke years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the KTM 690 Duke falls more than two points under the model's 83.8% overall pass rate.
Which 690 Duke year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 89.3% of 131 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2010, 2012.
How much does the 690 Duke pass rate vary by year?: 6.9 percentage points between the highest (2010, 89.3%) and lowest (2009, 82.4%) 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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