Honda GL 1800 A-2: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GL 1800 A-2 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.1% average, from 1,108 DVSA tests.

2004

highest-passing year · 94.0%

2003

lowest-passing year · 89.7%

4.3pp

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: 2004 (94.0% of 84 tests). Lowest: 2003 (89.7% of 348).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (91.1%)
2002	659	91.2%	+0.1 pp
2003	348	89.7%	-1.4 pp
2004	84	94.0%	+2.9 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 · 2006–2024

Questions

Which GL 1800 A-2 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda GL 1800 A-2 falls more than two points under the model's 91.1% overall pass rate.
Which GL 1800 A-2 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2004, at 94.0% of 84 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GL 1800 A-2 pass rate vary by year?: 4.3 percentage points between the highest (2004, 94.0%) and lowest (2003, 89.7%) 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 GL 1800 A-2 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #659 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi