Honda Vision Mini: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Vision Mini years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 78.0% average, from 523 DVSA tests.

1992

highest-passing year · 85.0%

1987

lowest-passing year · 70.0%

15.0pp

spread across 6 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: 1992 (85.0% of 60 tests). Lowest: 1987 (70.0% of 60). Years more than two points below the model average: 1987, 1989.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (78.0%)
1987	60	70.0%	-8.0 pp
1988	81	77.8%	-0.2 pp
1989	95	75.8%	-2.2 pp
1990	94	81.9%	+3.9 pp
1991	73	79.5%	+1.5 pp
1992	60	85.0%	+7.0 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2013

Questions

Which Vision Mini years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 1987, 1989 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda Vision Mini overall (78.0%); the 1987 cohort is lowest at 70.0% from 60 tests.
Which Vision Mini year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1992, at 85.0% of 60 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1990, 1992.
How much does the Vision Mini pass rate vary by year?: 15.0 percentage points between the highest (1992, 85.0%) and lowest (1987, 70.0%) 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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