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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda Anf: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Anf years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.4% average, from 2,851 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 87.5%
2011
lowest-passing year · 82.5%
5.0pp
spread across 10 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: 2008 (87.5% of 303 tests). Lowest: 2011 (82.5% of 240). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2011.

82%85%89%2003: 84.5% pass (466 tests)2004: 84.5% pass (497 tests)2005: 87.2% pass (282 tests)2006: 82.5% pass (228 tests)2007: 86.9% pass (236 tests)2008: 87.5% pass (303 tests)2009: 87.0% pass (193 tests)2010: 84.4% pass (250 tests)2011: 82.5% pass (240 tests)2012: 85.9% pass (99 tests)200320082012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (85.4%)
2003 466 84.5% -0.9 pp
2004 497 84.5% -0.9 pp
2005 282 87.2% +1.8 pp
2006 228 82.5% -2.9 pp
2007 236 86.9% +1.5 pp
2008 303 87.5% +2.1 pp
2009 193 87.0% +1.6 pp
2010 250 84.4% -1.0 pp
2011 240 82.5% -2.9 pp
2012 99 85.9% +0.5 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 · 2021–2025
82%87%91%2021: 83.8% pass (679 tests)2022: 85.2% pass (602 tests)2023: 84.2% pass (562 tests)2024: 85.5% pass (434 tests)2025: 89.6% pass (412 tests)20212025

Questions

Which Anf years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006, 2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda Anf overall (85.4%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 82.5% from 240 tests.
Which Anf year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 87.5% of 303 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Anf pass rate vary by year?
5.0 percentage points between the highest (2008, 87.5%) and lowest (2011, 82.5%) 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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