Honda Fes 125-9: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fes 125-9 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 78.3% average, from 1,659 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 82.6%

2009

lowest-passing year · 77.0%

5.6pp

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: 2008 (82.6% of 109 tests). Lowest: 2009 (77.0% of 1,019).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (78.3%)
2008	109	82.6%	+4.3 pp
2009	1,019	77.0%	-1.3 pp
2010	509	80.4%	+2.1 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 · 2012–2025

Questions

Which Fes 125-9 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda Fes 125-9 falls more than two points under the model's 78.3% overall pass rate.
Which Fes 125-9 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 82.6% of 109 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2008, 2010.
How much does the Fes 125-9 pass rate vary by year?: 5.6 percentage points between the highest (2008, 82.6%) and lowest (2009, 77.0%) 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 Fes 125-9 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #3872 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi