Honda SH 125 A: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SH 125 A years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.9% average, from 1,140 DVSA tests.

2012

highest-passing year · 87.3%

2010

lowest-passing year · 79.8%

7.5pp

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: 2012 (87.3% of 55 tests). Lowest: 2010 (79.8% of 888).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (80.9%)
2010	888	79.8%	-1.1 pp
2011	194	83.5%	+2.6 pp
2012	55	87.3%	+6.4 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 · 2013–2024

Questions

Which SH 125 A years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda SH 125 A falls more than two points under the model's 80.9% overall pass rate.
Which SH 125 A year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2012, at 87.3% of 55 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2011, 2012.
How much does the SH 125 A pass rate vary by year?: 7.5 percentage points between the highest (2012, 87.3%) and lowest (2010, 79.8%) 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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