BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda NT 700 Va-7: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which NT 700 Va-7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.2% average, from 2,852 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 88.1%
2009
lowest-passing year · 66.1%
22.0pp
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 (88.1% of 806 tests). Lowest: 2009 (66.1% of 59). Years more than two points below the model average: 2009.

62%77%93%2007: 83.3% pass (1,947 tests)2008: 88.1% pass (806 tests)2009: 66.1% pass (59 tests)200720082009
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (84.2%)
2007 1,947 83.3% -0.9 pp
2008 806 88.1% +3.9 pp
2009 59 66.1% -18.1 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 · 2010–2025
77%83%90%2010: 83.2% pass (179 tests)2011: 88.0% pass (250 tests)2012: 85.2% pass (257 tests)2013: 86.1% pass (244 tests)2014: 84.2% pass (228 tests)2015: 85.4% pass (219 tests)2016: 85.6% pass (209 tests)2017: 82.3% pass (209 tests)2018: 79.4% pass (160 tests)2019: 82.5% pass (137 tests)2020: 87.6% pass (121 tests)2021: 83.9% pass (149 tests)2022: 80.5% pass (149 tests)2023: 84.1% pass (145 tests)2024: 78.9% pass (90 tests)2025: 84.8% pass (105 tests)20102025

Questions

Which NT 700 Va-7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda NT 700 Va-7 overall (84.2%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 66.1% from 59 tests.
Which NT 700 Va-7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 88.1% of 806 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the NT 700 Va-7 pass rate vary by year?
22.0 percentage points between the highest (2008, 88.1%) and lowest (2009, 66.1%) 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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