Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda City Express: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which City Express years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 77.7% average, from 14,367 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1995 (81.6% of 380 tests). Lowest: 1998 (73.6% of 838). Years more than two points below the model average: 1993, 1996, 1998.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (77.7%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 335 | 76.4% | -1.3 pp |
| 1985 | 642 | 77.3% | -0.4 pp |
| 1986 | 510 | 78.4% | +0.7 pp |
| 1987 | 502 | 78.9% | +1.2 pp |
| 1988 | 836 | 78.5% | +0.8 pp |
| 1989 | 684 | 78.9% | +1.2 pp |
| 1990 | 647 | 78.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 428 | 78.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 1992 | 503 | 76.7% | -1.0 pp |
| 1993 | 336 | 75.6% | -2.1 pp |
| 1994 | 269 | 77.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 380 | 81.6% | +3.9 pp |
| 1996 | 388 | 75.0% | -2.7 pp |
| 1997 | 746 | 77.2% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 838 | 73.6% | -4.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1,282 | 78.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 1,302 | 80.3% | +2.6 pp |
| 2001 | 1,712 | 78.0% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 1,438 | 76.5% | -1.2 pp |
| 2003 | 506 | 76.3% | -1.4 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
Questions
- Which City Express years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1993, 1996, 1998 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda City Express overall (77.7%); the 1998 cohort is lowest at 73.6% from 838 tests.
- Which City Express year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1995, at 81.6% of 380 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1995, 2000.
- How much does the City Express pass rate vary by year?
- 8.0 percentage points between the highest (1995, 81.6%) and lowest (1998, 73.6%) 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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