Honda ST1300 A: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ST1300 A years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.3% average, from 600 DVSA tests.

2003

highest-passing year · 95.2%

2004

lowest-passing year · 86.8%

8.4pp

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: 2003 (95.2% of 166 tests). Lowest: 2004 (86.8% of 53). Years more than two points below the model average: 2002, 2004.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.3%)
2002	298	87.6%	-2.7 pp
2003	166	95.2%	+4.9 pp
2004	53	86.8%	-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 · 2006–2016

Questions

Which ST1300 A years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2002, 2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda ST1300 A overall (90.3%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 86.8% from 53 tests.
Which ST1300 A year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2003, at 95.2% of 166 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the ST1300 A pass rate vary by year?: 8.4 percentage points between the highest (2003, 95.2%) and lowest (2004, 86.8%) 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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