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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda NT650V Deauville: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which NT650V Deauville years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.7% average, from 6,011 DVSA tests.

2002
highest-passing year · 84.6%
1998
lowest-passing year · 79.3%
5.3pp
spread across 5 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: 2002 (84.6% of 293 tests). Lowest: 1998 (79.3% of 1,116). Years more than two points below the model average: 1998.

78%82%86%1998: 79.3% pass (1,116 tests)1999: 80.6% pass (1,663 tests)2000: 83.2% pass (1,549 tests)2001: 82.9% pass (1,371 tests)2002: 84.6% pass (293 tests)199820002002
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (81.7%)
1998 1,116 79.3% -2.4 pp
1999 1,663 80.6% -1.1 pp
2000 1,549 83.2% +1.5 pp
2001 1,371 82.9% +1.2 pp
2002 293 84.6% +2.9 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 · 2005–2025
70%80%90%2005: 86.0% pass (143 tests)2006: 85.5% pass (543 tests)2007: 84.1% pass (517 tests)2008: 83.1% pass (474 tests)2009: 81.0% pass (431 tests)2010: 79.8% pass (372 tests)2011: 80.7% pass (373 tests)2012: 76.7% pass (374 tests)2013: 83.0% pass (353 tests)2014: 77.9% pass (330 tests)2015: 81.2% pass (308 tests)2016: 80.8% pass (287 tests)2017: 83.6% pass (269 tests)2018: 79.7% pass (187 tests)2019: 79.3% pass (184 tests)2020: 87.0% pass (146 tests)2021: 81.4% pass (172 tests)2022: 84.0% pass (169 tests)2023: 81.6% pass (152 tests)2024: 73.3% pass (120 tests)2025: 84.1% pass (107 tests)20052025

Questions

Which NT650V Deauville years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1998 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda NT650V Deauville overall (81.7%); the 1998 cohort is lowest at 79.3% from 1,116 tests.
Which NT650V Deauville year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2002, at 84.6% of 293 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the NT650V Deauville pass rate vary by year?
5.3 percentage points between the highest (2002, 84.6%) and lowest (1998, 79.3%) 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 NT650V Deauville reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #3241 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi