Honda SCV100F-E: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SCV100F-E years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 71.1% average, from 998 DVSA tests.

2003

highest-passing year · 74.5%

2004

lowest-passing year · 68.3%

6.2pp

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: 2003 (74.5% of 314 tests). Lowest: 2004 (68.3% of 546). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (71.1%)
2003	314	74.5%	+3.4 pp
2004	546	68.3%	-2.8 pp
2005	117	71.8%	+0.7 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 · 2006–2015

Questions

Which SCV100F-E years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda SCV100F-E overall (71.1%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 68.3% from 546 tests.
Which SCV100F-E year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2003, at 74.5% of 314 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the SCV100F-E pass rate vary by year?: 6.2 percentage points between the highest (2003, 74.5%) and lowest (2004, 68.3%) 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.

Full report: Honda SCV100F-E reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4652 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi