Honda CM250: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CM250 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 77.4% average, from 1,515 DVSA tests.

1983

highest-passing year · 76.9%

1981

lowest-passing year · 75.5%

1.4pp

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: 1983 (76.9% of 208 tests). Lowest: 1981 (75.5% of 636).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (77.4%)
1981	636	75.5%	-1.9 pp
1982	401	76.3%	-1.1 pp
1983	208	76.9%	-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 · 2005–2022

Questions

Which CM250 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CM250 falls more than two points under the model's 77.4% overall pass rate.
Which CM250 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1983, at 76.9% of 208 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CM250 pass rate vary by year?: 1.4 percentage points between the highest (1983, 76.9%) and lowest (1981, 75.5%) 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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