Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda PCX 125: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which PCX 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.1% average, from 88,608 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2024 (94.7% of 169 tests). Lowest: 2013 (78.5% of 7,884). Years more than two points below the model average: 2013.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (81.1%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,987 | 79.2% | -1.9 pp |
| 2011 | 10,310 | 79.1% | -2.0 pp |
| 2012 | 9,865 | 79.8% | -1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 7,884 | 78.5% | -2.6 pp |
| 2014 | 7,559 | 80.6% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 7,250 | 80.7% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 7,568 | 80.4% | -0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 7,789 | 83.1% | +2.0 pp |
| 2018 | 6,739 | 82.8% | +1.7 pp |
| 2019 | 7,141 | 82.2% | +1.1 pp |
| 2020 | 5,382 | 83.5% | +2.4 pp |
| 2021 | 3,184 | 83.0% | +1.9 pp |
| 2022 | 3,262 | 85.7% | +4.6 pp |
| 2023 | 472 | 88.3% | +7.2 pp |
| 2024 | 169 | 94.7% | +13.6 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
Questions
- Which PCX 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 2013 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda PCX 125 overall (81.1%); the 2013 cohort is lowest at 78.5% from 7,884 tests.
- Which PCX 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2024, at 94.7% of 169 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024.
- How much does the PCX 125 pass rate vary by year?
- 16.2 percentage points between the highest (2024, 94.7%) and lowest (2013, 78.5%) 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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