BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda Super Four: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Super Four years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.2% average, from 547 DVSA tests.

1995
highest-passing year · 81.0%
1993
lowest-passing year · 75.8%
5.2pp
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: 1995 (81.0% of 79 tests). Lowest: 1993 (75.8% of 149). Years more than two points below the model average: 1993.

75%78%82%1992: 77.7% pass (139 tests)1993: 75.8% pass (149 tests)1995: 81.0% pass (79 tests)199219931995
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (79.2%)
1992 139 77.7% -1.5 pp
1993 149 75.8% -3.4 pp
1995 79 81.0% +1.8 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 · 2006–2015
64%79%94%2006: 78.4% pass (51 tests)2007: 79.5% pass (44 tests)2008: 71.1% pass (38 tests)2009: 78.0% pass (41 tests)2010: 88.6% pass (35 tests)2011: 84.2% pass (38 tests)2012: 68.8% pass (32 tests)2014: 77.4% pass (31 tests)2015: 81.3% pass (32 tests)20062015

Questions

Which Super Four years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1993 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda Super Four overall (79.2%); the 1993 cohort is lowest at 75.8% from 149 tests.
Which Super Four year has the highest MOT pass rate?
1995, at 81.0% of 79 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Super Four pass rate vary by year?
5.2 percentage points between the highest (1995, 81.0%) and lowest (1993, 75.8%) 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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