Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda SH: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which SH years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.9% average, from 20,115 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2019 (89.2% of 536 tests). Lowest: 2009 (77.4% of 115). Years more than two points below the model average: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (83.9%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 67 | 85.1% | +1.2 pp |
| 2006 | 93 | 84.9% | +1.0 pp |
| 2007 | 153 | 79.7% | -4.2 pp |
| 2008 | 251 | 81.7% | -2.2 pp |
| 2009 | 115 | 77.4% | -6.5 pp |
| 2010 | 101 | 82.2% | -1.7 pp |
| 2011 | 81 | 84.0% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 155 | 85.2% | +1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 991 | 83.0% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 3,473 | 82.3% | -1.6 pp |
| 2015 | 3,329 | 80.6% | -3.3 pp |
| 2016 | 3,783 | 82.8% | -1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4,009 | 87.9% | +4.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2,852 | 86.2% | +2.3 pp |
| 2019 | 536 | 89.2% | +5.3 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
Questions
- Which SH years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda SH overall (83.9%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 77.4% from 115 tests.
- Which SH year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2019, at 89.2% of 536 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2017, 2018, 2019.
- How much does the SH pass rate vary by year?
- 11.8 percentage points between the highest (2019, 89.2%) and lowest (2009, 77.4%) 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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