Honda SCV 100 F-5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SCV 100 F-5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 70.3% average, from 1,924 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 71.0%

2005

lowest-passing year · 68.8%

2.2pp

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: 2006 (71.0% of 511 tests). Lowest: 2005 (68.8% of 430).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (70.3%)
2005	430	68.8%	-1.5 pp
2006	511	71.0%	+0.7 pp
2007	968	70.9%	+0.6 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2008–2023

Questions

Which SCV 100 F-5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda SCV 100 F-5 falls more than two points under the model's 70.3% overall pass rate.
Which SCV 100 F-5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 71.0% of 511 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the SCV 100 F-5 pass rate vary by year?: 2.2 percentage points between the highest (2006, 71.0%) and lowest (2005, 68.8%) 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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