Honda NHX: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which NHX years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.6% average, from 505 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 80.4%

2011

lowest-passing year · 73.9%

6.5pp

spread across 4 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: 2010 (80.4% of 97 tests). Lowest: 2011 (73.9% of 92).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (75.6%)
2008	191	74.3%	-1.3 pp
2009	118	75.4%	-0.2 pp
2010	97	80.4%	+4.8 pp
2011	92	73.9%	-1.7 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 · 2013–2022

Questions

Which NHX years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda NHX falls more than two points under the model's 75.6% overall pass rate.
Which NHX year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 80.4% of 97 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the NHX pass rate vary by year?: 6.5 percentage points between the highest (2010, 80.4%) and lowest (2011, 73.9%) 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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