Honda CG125BR-J: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CG125BR-J years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 68.0% average, from 1,045 DVSA tests.

1989

highest-passing year · 73.2%

1988

lowest-passing year · 63.5%

9.7pp

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: 1989 (73.2% of 276 tests). Lowest: 1988 (63.5% of 156). Years more than two points below the model average: 1988, 1991.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (68.0%)
1988	156	63.5%	-4.5 pp
1989	276	73.2%	+5.2 pp
1990	327	67.9%	-0.1 pp
1991	235	64.7%	-3.3 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 · 2005–2016

Questions

Which CG125BR-J years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 1988, 1991 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CG125BR-J overall (68.0%); the 1988 cohort is lowest at 63.5% from 156 tests.
Which CG125BR-J year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1989, at 73.2% of 276 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CG125BR-J pass rate vary by year?: 9.7 percentage points between the highest (1989, 73.2%) and lowest (1988, 63.5%) 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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