Honda VFR1200: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VFR1200 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.8% average, from 2,035 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 90.1%

2011

lowest-passing year · 89.9%

0.2pp

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: 2010 (90.1% of 1,259 tests). Lowest: 2011 (89.9% of 375).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.8%)
2010	1,259	90.1%	+0.3 pp
2011	375	89.9%	+0.1 pp
2012	348	89.9%	+0.1 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 · 2013–2025

Questions

Which VFR1200 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda VFR1200 falls more than two points under the model's 89.8% overall pass rate.
Which VFR1200 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 90.1% of 1,259 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VFR1200 pass rate vary by year?: 0.2 percentage points between the highest (2010, 90.1%) and lowest (2011, 89.9%) 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.

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