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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda Nsa 700 A-8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Nsa 700 A-8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 94.0% average, from 1,579 DVSA tests.

2009
highest-passing year · 94.7%
2011
lowest-passing year · 91.5%
3.2pp
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: 2009 (94.7% of 684 tests). Lowest: 2011 (91.5% of 142). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011.

91%93%96%2008: 93.3% pass (255 tests)2009: 94.7% pass (684 tests)2010: 94.0% pass (487 tests)2011: 91.5% pass (142 tests)200820102011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (94.0%)
2008 255 93.3% -0.7 pp
2009 684 94.7% +0.7 pp
2010 487 94.0% +0.0 pp
2011 142 91.5% -2.5 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
88%94%99%2012: 94.3% pass (87 tests)2013: 92.6% pass (135 tests)2014: 94.6% pass (148 tests)2015: 94.1% pass (152 tests)2016: 96.6% pass (145 tests)2017: 96.3% pass (136 tests)2018: 93.5% pass (107 tests)2019: 94.9% pass (99 tests)2020: 92.1% pass (89 tests)2021: 90.2% pass (102 tests)2022: 94.3% pass (106 tests)2023: 92.8% pass (97 tests)2024: 93.3% pass (75 tests)2025: 97.4% pass (76 tests)20122025

Questions

Which Nsa 700 A-8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda Nsa 700 A-8 overall (94.0%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 91.5% from 142 tests.
Which Nsa 700 A-8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2009, at 94.7% of 684 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Nsa 700 A-8 pass rate vary by year?
3.2 percentage points between the highest (2009, 94.7%) and lowest (2011, 91.5%) 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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