Honda XL 1000 V-4: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XL 1000 V-4 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.3% average, from 669 DVSA tests.

2005

highest-passing year · 92.5%

2004

lowest-passing year · 86.7%

5.8pp

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: 2005 (92.5% of 134 tests). Lowest: 2004 (86.7% of 460).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.3%)
2003	74	91.9%	+3.6 pp
2004	460	86.7%	-1.6 pp
2005	134	92.5%	+4.2 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 · 2007–2017

Questions

Which XL 1000 V-4 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda XL 1000 V-4 falls more than two points under the model's 88.3% overall pass rate.
Which XL 1000 V-4 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2005, at 92.5% of 134 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2003, 2005.
How much does the XL 1000 V-4 pass rate vary by year?: 5.8 percentage points between the highest (2005, 92.5%) and lowest (2004, 86.7%) 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.

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