Honda Ses 125-4: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Ses 125-4 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 76.3% average, from 1,811 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 78.0%

2003

lowest-passing year · 71.9%

6.1pp

spread across 5 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 (78.0% of 463 tests). Lowest: 2003 (71.9% of 89). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2007.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (76.3%)
2003	89	71.9%	-4.4 pp
2004	368	75.5%	-0.8 pp
2005	547	77.9%	+1.6 pp
2006	463	78.0%	+1.7 pp
2007	334	72.8%	-3.5 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 · 2007–2022

Questions

Which Ses 125-4 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2003, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda Ses 125-4 overall (76.3%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 71.9% from 89 tests.
Which Ses 125-4 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 78.0% of 463 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Ses 125-4 pass rate vary by year?: 6.1 percentage points between the highest (2006, 78.0%) and lowest (2003, 71.9%) 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 Ses 125-4 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4150 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi