Honda Pes 125-7: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Pes 125-7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 77.3% average, from 2,251 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 79.1%

2007

lowest-passing year · 77.1%

2.0pp

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: 2009 (79.1% of 67 tests). Lowest: 2007 (77.1% of 1,212).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (77.3%)
2007	1,212	77.1%	-0.2 pp
2008	964	77.4%	+0.1 pp
2009	67	79.1%	+1.8 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 · 2010–2025

Questions

Which Pes 125-7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda Pes 125-7 falls more than two points under the model's 77.3% overall pass rate.
Which Pes 125-7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 79.1% of 67 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Pes 125-7 pass rate vary by year?: 2.0 percentage points between the highest (2009, 79.1%) and lowest (2007, 77.1%) 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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