Honda CG125BR-K: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CG125BR-K years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 68.7% average, from 534 DVSA tests.

1993

highest-passing year · 72.6%

1995

lowest-passing year · 62.1%

10.5pp

spread across 3 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: 1993 (72.6% of 212 tests). Lowest: 1995 (62.1% of 95). Years more than two points below the model average: 1994, 1995.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (68.7%)
1993	212	72.6%	+3.9 pp
1994	172	65.7%	-3.0 pp
1995	95	62.1%	-6.6 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 · 2005–2009

Questions

Which CG125BR-K years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 1994, 1995 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CG125BR-K overall (68.7%); the 1995 cohort is lowest at 62.1% from 95 tests.
Which CG125BR-K year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1993, at 72.6% of 212 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CG125BR-K pass rate vary by year?: 10.5 percentage points between the highest (1993, 72.6%) and lowest (1995, 62.1%) 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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