Honda CR: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CR years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.1% average, from 838 DVSA tests.

2002

highest-passing year · 87.2%

2001

lowest-passing year · 69.6%

17.6pp

spread across 5 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: 2002 (87.2% of 86 tests). Lowest: 2001 (69.6% of 79). Years more than two points below the model average: 1999, 2000, 2001.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (82.1%)
1999	73	79.5%	-2.6 pp
2000	52	78.8%	-3.3 pp
2001	79	69.6%	-12.5 pp
2002	86	87.2%	+5.1 pp
2003	66	84.8%	+2.7 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 · 2017–2025

Questions

Which CR years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 1999, 2000, 2001 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CR overall (82.1%); the 2001 cohort is lowest at 69.6% from 79 tests.
Which CR year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2002, at 87.2% of 86 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2002, 2003.
How much does the CR pass rate vary by year?: 17.6 percentage points between the highest (2002, 87.2%) and lowest (2001, 69.6%) 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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