Honda CMX 500 A-X: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CMX 500 A-X years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 92.7% average, from 5,227 DVSA tests.

2019

highest-passing year · 93.3%

2018

lowest-passing year · 92.4%

0.9pp

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: 2019 (93.3% of 328 tests). Lowest: 2018 (92.4% of 2,559).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (92.7%)
2017	2,329	93.0%	+0.3 pp
2018	2,559	92.4%	-0.3 pp
2019	328	93.3%	+0.6 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 · 2020–2025

Questions

Which CMX 500 A-X years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CMX 500 A-X falls more than two points under the model's 92.7% overall pass rate.
Which CMX 500 A-X year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2019, at 93.3% of 328 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CMX 500 A-X pass rate vary by year?: 0.9 percentage points between the highest (2019, 93.3%) and lowest (2018, 92.4%) 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.

Full report: Honda CMX 500 A-X reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #344 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi