BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HONDA/PACIFIC COAST
Model report · 2005–2025

HONDA PACIFIC COAST

800cc Petrol Class 2
83.7%
first-time pass rate
12.1%
failed outright
32,818
median miles at test
479
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2014

The PACIFIC COAST's first-time pass rate has fallen 16.7 points since 2006, 90.9% to 74.2%.

70%83%95%2006: 90.9% pass (44 tests)2007: 91.2% pass (34 tests)2008: 79.4% pass (34 tests)2009: 86.1% pass (36 tests)2011: 80.0% pass (35 tests)2012: 78.8% pass (33 tests)2014: 74.2% pass (31 tests)20062014

Pass rate by mileage

how the PACIFIC COAST's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage PACIFIC COAST passes first time 95.3% of the time; by 50k that's 77.0%.

73%86%99%10k: 95.3% pass (43 tests)20k: 87.6% pass (121 tests)30k: 84.7% pass (137 tests)40k: 77.6% pass (76 tests)50k: 77.0% pass (61 tests)10k30k50k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a PACIFIC COAST

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
steering and suspension
28 26.4
brakes
23 21.7
tyres and wheels
18 17
lighting and signalling
13 12.3
fuel and exhaust
9 8.5
lamps and reflectors
8 7.5
reg plates and vin
3 2.8
tyres
2 1.9
structure and attachments
1 0.9
suspension
1 0.9

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the PACIFIC COAST beats 3 of its 4 closest rivals (KAWASAKI ZX-6R, SUZUKI GSF600, YAMAHA FZS600).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the PACIFIC COAST.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 1992 (91.5% pass). Weakest: 1989 (64.6%).

59%78%97%1989: 64.6% pass (65 tests)1990: 83.3% pass (60 tests)1991: 86.0% pass (50 tests)1992: 91.5% pass (59 tests)1996: 90.1% pass (101 tests)198919911996

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.