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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda CRF250: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CRF250 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.9% average, from 31,354 DVSA tests.

2017
highest-passing year · 91.6%
2005
lowest-passing year · 79.5%
12.1pp
spread across 18 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: 2017 (91.6% of 3,240 tests). Lowest: 2005 (79.5% of 1,655). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011.

77%86%94%2004: 80.3% pass (2,371 tests)2005: 79.5% pass (1,655 tests)2006: 80.7% pass (901 tests)2007: 83.8% pass (817 tests)2008: 81.3% pass (525 tests)2009: 89.0% pass (282 tests)2010: 81.3% pass (262 tests)2011: 85.2% pass (223 tests)2012: 88.7% pass (1,875 tests)2013: 88.6% pass (4,002 tests)2014: 88.9% pass (3,544 tests)2015: 89.4% pass (3,127 tests)2016: 90.9% pass (2,191 tests)2017: 91.6% pass (3,240 tests)2018: 90.2% pass (2,805 tests)2019: 91.5% pass (1,805 tests)2020: 89.9% pass (1,362 tests)2021: 91.1% pass (79 tests)200420132021
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (87.9%)
2004 2,371 80.3% -7.6 pp
2005 1,655 79.5% -8.4 pp
2006 901 80.7% -7.2 pp
2007 817 83.8% -4.1 pp
2008 525 81.3% -6.6 pp
2009 282 89.0% +1.1 pp
2010 262 81.3% -6.6 pp
2011 223 85.2% -2.7 pp
2012 1,875 88.7% +0.8 pp
2013 4,002 88.6% +0.7 pp
2014 3,544 88.9% +1.0 pp
2015 3,127 89.4% +1.5 pp
2016 2,191 90.9% +3.0 pp
2017 3,240 91.6% +3.7 pp
2018 2,805 90.2% +2.3 pp
2019 1,805 91.5% +3.6 pp
2020 1,362 89.9% +2.0 pp
2021 79 91.1% +3.2 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 · 2007–2025
73%83%94%2007: 79.7% pass (202 tests)2008: 76.2% pass (336 tests)2009: 78.9% pass (408 tests)2010: 78.8% pass (462 tests)2011: 80.8% pass (525 tests)2012: 79.6% pass (524 tests)2013: 81.4% pass (531 tests)2014: 79.8% pass (550 tests)2015: 84.4% pass (720 tests)2016: 87.1% pass (1,241 tests)2017: 87.5% pass (1,727 tests)2018: 87.9% pass (1,658 tests)2019: 88.5% pass (2,005 tests)2020: 90.2% pass (2,579 tests)2021: 89.1% pass (3,445 tests)2022: 89.0% pass (3,832 tests)2023: 89.4% pass (4,109 tests)2024: 89.8% pass (3,135 tests)2025: 89.5% pass (3,345 tests)20072025

Questions

Which CRF250 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CRF250 overall (87.9%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 79.5% from 1,655 tests.
Which CRF250 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2017, at 91.6% of 3,240 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021.
How much does the CRF250 pass rate vary by year?
12.1 percentage points between the highest (2017, 91.6%) and lowest (2005, 79.5%) 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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