Honda VFR 800 X: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VFR 800 X years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.9% average, from 2,194 DVSA tests.

2013

highest-passing year · 91.7%

2012

lowest-passing year · 88.9%

2.8pp

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: 2013 (91.7% of 133 tests). Lowest: 2012 (88.9% of 1,063).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.9%)
2011	939	90.5%	+0.6 pp
2012	1,063	88.9%	-1.0 pp
2013	133	91.7%	+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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which VFR 800 X years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda VFR 800 X falls more than two points under the model's 89.9% overall pass rate.
Which VFR 800 X year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2013, at 91.7% of 133 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VFR 800 X pass rate vary by year?: 2.8 percentage points between the highest (2013, 91.7%) and lowest (2012, 88.9%) 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 VFR 800 X reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #988 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi