Honda NTV600M: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which NTV600M years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.5% average, from 1,055 DVSA tests.

1993

highest-passing year · 77.5%

1992

lowest-passing year · 75.7%

1.8pp

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: 1993 (77.5% of 89 tests). Lowest: 1992 (75.7% of 761).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (75.5%)
1991	103	75.7%	+0.2 pp
1992	761	75.7%	+0.2 pp
1993	89	77.5%	+2.0 pp
1994	85	76.5%	+1.0 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 · 2006–2020

Questions

Which NTV600M years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda NTV600M falls more than two points under the model's 75.5% overall pass rate.
Which NTV600M year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1993, at 77.5% of 89 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the NTV600M pass rate vary by year?: 1.8 percentage points between the highest (1993, 77.5%) and lowest (1992, 75.7%) 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.

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