Honda VT 125 C-6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VT 125 C-6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 73.8% average, from 2,685 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 74.0%

2008

lowest-passing year · 73.7%

0.3pp

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: 2006 (74.0% of 819 tests). Lowest: 2008 (73.7% of 968).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (73.8%)
2006	819	74.0%	+0.2 pp
2007	852	73.9%	+0.1 pp
2008	968	73.7%	-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 · 2009–2025

Questions

Which VT 125 C-6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda VT 125 C-6 falls more than two points under the model's 73.8% overall pass rate.
Which VT 125 C-6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 74.0% of 819 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VT 125 C-6 pass rate vary by year?: 0.3 percentage points between the highest (2006, 74.0%) and lowest (2008, 73.7%) 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 VT 125 C-6 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4421 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi