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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda ST 1300 A-9: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ST 1300 A-9 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.7% average, from 3,353 DVSA tests.

2009
highest-passing year · 94.3%
2012
lowest-passing year · 89.2%
5.1pp
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: 2009 (94.3% of 560 tests). Lowest: 2012 (89.2% of 658). Years more than two points below the model average: 2012.

88%92%95%2009: 94.3% pass (560 tests)2010: 92.0% pass (654 tests)2011: 90.8% pass (877 tests)2012: 89.2% pass (658 tests)2013: 92.9% pass (604 tests)200920112013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (91.7%)
2009 560 94.3% +2.6 pp
2010 654 92.0% +0.3 pp
2011 877 90.8% -0.9 pp
2012 658 89.2% -2.5 pp
2013 604 92.9% +1.2 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 · 2012–2025
86%92%98%2012: 95.9% pass (49 tests)2013: 95.0% pass (121 tests)2014: 93.5% pass (214 tests)2015: 91.9% pass (283 tests)2016: 92.5% pass (360 tests)2017: 92.2% pass (333 tests)2018: 91.4% pass (243 tests)2019: 87.8% pass (246 tests)2020: 91.2% pass (239 tests)2021: 92.5% pass (280 tests)2022: 89.7% pass (272 tests)2023: 91.5% pass (272 tests)2024: 90.0% pass (219 tests)2025: 93.2% pass (222 tests)20122025

Questions

Which ST 1300 A-9 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda ST 1300 A-9 overall (91.7%); the 2012 cohort is lowest at 89.2% from 658 tests.
Which ST 1300 A-9 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2009, at 94.3% of 560 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the ST 1300 A-9 pass rate vary by year?
5.1 percentage points between the highest (2009, 94.3%) and lowest (2012, 89.2%) 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 ST 1300 A-9 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #524 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi