Honda GL 1800 A-6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GL 1800 A-6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.9% average, from 1,129 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 94.5%

2006

lowest-passing year · 90.2%

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: 2008 (94.5% of 146 tests). Lowest: 2006 (90.2% of 574).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (91.9%)
2006	574	90.2%	-1.7 pp
2007	366	94.0%	+2.1 pp
2008	146	94.5%	+2.6 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 · 2009–2025

Questions

Which GL 1800 A-6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda GL 1800 A-6 falls more than two points under the model's 91.9% overall pass rate.
Which GL 1800 A-6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 94.5% of 146 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2007, 2008.
How much does the GL 1800 A-6 pass rate vary by year?: 4.3 percentage points between the highest (2008, 94.5%) and lowest (2006, 90.2%) 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-6 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #488 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi