Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda VFR800: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which VFR800 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.1% average, from 62,143 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2010 (91.4% of 152 tests). Lowest: 1998 (83.1% of 1,614). Years more than two points below the model average: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (86.1%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 60 | 83.3% | -2.8 pp |
| 1997 | 137 | 83.2% | -2.9 pp |
| 1998 | 1,614 | 83.1% | -3.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1,841 | 83.3% | -2.8 pp |
| 2000 | 1,664 | 84.5% | -1.6 pp |
| 2001 | 2,728 | 84.8% | -1.3 pp |
| 2002 | 19,967 | 85.7% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 13,890 | 86.8% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 9,144 | 86.6% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 6,851 | 86.7% | +0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 1,314 | 87.6% | +1.5 pp |
| 2007 | 827 | 86.8% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 840 | 86.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 508 | 89.0% | +2.9 pp |
| 2010 | 152 | 91.4% | +5.3 pp |
| 2011 | 213 | 90.6% | +4.5 pp |
| 2012 | 156 | 91.0% | +4.9 pp |
| 2014 | 62 | 88.7% | +2.6 pp |
| 2015 | 55 | 89.1% | +3.0 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
Questions
- Which VFR800 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda VFR800 overall (86.1%); the 1998 cohort is lowest at 83.1% from 1,614 tests.
- Which VFR800 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2010, at 91.4% of 152 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015.
- How much does the VFR800 pass rate vary by year?
- 8.3 percentage points between the highest (2010, 91.4%) and lowest (1998, 83.1%) 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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