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

Which SH 125-7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.3% average, from 2,430 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 80.5%

2006

lowest-passing year · 73.8%

6.7pp

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: 2007 (80.5% of 1,795 tests). Lowest: 2006 (73.8% of 214). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2008.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (79.3%)
2006	214	73.8%	-5.5 pp
2007	1,795	80.5%	+1.2 pp
2008	389	76.1%	-3.2 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 · 2010–2024

Questions

Which SH 125-7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2006, 2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda SH 125-7 overall (79.3%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 73.8% from 214 tests.
Which SH 125-7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 80.5% of 1,795 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the SH 125-7 pass rate vary by year?: 6.7 percentage points between the highest (2007, 80.5%) and lowest (2006, 73.8%) 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.

Full report: Honda SH 125-7 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #3721 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi