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

Which NT 700 Va-B years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.1% average, from 1,922 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 89.9%

2012

lowest-passing year · 87.7%

2.2pp

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: 2011 (89.9% of 616 tests). Lowest: 2012 (87.7% of 594).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.1%)
2011	616	89.9%	+0.8 pp
2012	594	87.7%	-1.4 pp
2013	712	89.5%	+0.4 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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which NT 700 Va-B years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda NT 700 Va-B falls more than two points under the model's 89.1% overall pass rate.
Which NT 700 Va-B year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 89.9% of 616 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the NT 700 Va-B pass rate vary by year?: 2.2 percentage points between the highest (2011, 89.9%) and lowest (2012, 87.7%) 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 NT 700 Va-B reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1243 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi