Honda VT 1300 CX-A: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VT 1300 CX-A years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 93.7% average, from 1,484 DVSA tests.

2012

highest-passing year · 95.9%

2010

lowest-passing year · 91.9%

4.0pp

spread across 4 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: 2012 (95.9% of 632 tests). Lowest: 2010 (91.9% of 454).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (93.7%)
2010	454	91.9%	-1.8 pp
2011	345	92.2%	-1.5 pp
2012	632	95.9%	+2.2 pp
2013	53	94.3%	+0.6 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 VT 1300 CX-A years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda VT 1300 CX-A falls more than two points under the model's 93.7% overall pass rate.
Which VT 1300 CX-A year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2012, at 95.9% of 632 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VT 1300 CX-A pass rate vary by year?: 4.0 percentage points between the highest (2012, 95.9%) and lowest (2010, 91.9%) 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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