Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda C50: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which C50 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.7% average, from 6,237 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2005 (93.2% of 59 tests). Lowest: 1978 (74.4% of 78). Years more than two points below the model average: 1968, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (81.7%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 76 | 88.2% | +6.5 pp |
| 1968 | 63 | 79.4% | -2.3 pp |
| 1970 | 135 | 83.7% | +2.0 pp |
| 1971 | 363 | 79.9% | -1.8 pp |
| 1972 | 83 | 83.1% | +1.4 pp |
| 1975 | 114 | 85.1% | +3.4 pp |
| 1976 | 115 | 83.5% | +1.8 pp |
| 1977 | 84 | 75.0% | -6.7 pp |
| 1978 | 78 | 74.4% | -7.3 pp |
| 1979 | 182 | 80.2% | -1.5 pp |
| 1980 | 235 | 80.9% | -0.8 pp |
| 1981 | 184 | 85.3% | +3.6 pp |
| 1982 | 542 | 78.2% | -3.5 pp |
| 1983 | 417 | 84.7% | +3.0 pp |
| 1984 | 433 | 80.4% | -1.3 pp |
| 1985 | 781 | 79.5% | -2.2 pp |
| 1986 | 526 | 79.1% | -2.6 pp |
| 1987 | 656 | 82.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 1988 | 178 | 80.9% | -0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 59 | 83.1% | +1.4 pp |
| 2000 | 57 | 84.2% | +2.5 pp |
| 2002 | 78 | 83.3% | +1.6 pp |
| 2005 | 59 | 93.2% | +11.5 pp |
| 2008 | 63 | 88.9% | +7.2 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
Questions
- Which C50 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1968, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda C50 overall (81.7%); the 1978 cohort is lowest at 74.4% from 78 tests.
- Which C50 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2005, at 93.2% of 59 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1967, 1975, 1981, 1983, 2000, 2005, 2008.
- How much does the C50 pass rate vary by year?
- 18.8 percentage points between the highest (2005, 93.2%) and lowest (1978, 74.4%) 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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