Honda VTX 1300 S-6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VTX 1300 S-6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.4% average, from 613 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 89.9%

2008

lowest-passing year · 78.5%

11.4pp

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 (89.9% of 316 tests). Lowest: 2008 (78.5% of 93). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.4%)
2006	316	89.9%	+2.5 pp
2007	190	87.4%	+0.0 pp
2008	93	78.5%	-8.9 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 · 2010–2023

Questions

Which VTX 1300 S-6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda VTX 1300 S-6 overall (87.4%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 78.5% from 93 tests.
Which VTX 1300 S-6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 89.9% of 316 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VTX 1300 S-6 pass rate vary by year?: 11.4 percentage points between the highest (2006, 89.9%) and lowest (2008, 78.5%) 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 VTX 1300 S-6 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1787 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi