Honda XL 1000V Varadero: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XL 1000V Varadero years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.2% average, from 548 DVSA tests.

2001

highest-passing year · 85.7%

1999

lowest-passing year · 82.6%

3.1pp

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: 2001 (85.7% of 119 tests). Lowest: 1999 (82.6% of 144).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (83.2%)
1999	144	82.6%	-0.6 pp
2000	251	82.9%	-0.3 pp
2001	119	85.7%	+2.5 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 · 2006–2009

Questions

Which XL 1000V Varadero years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda XL 1000V Varadero falls more than two points under the model's 83.2% overall pass rate.
Which XL 1000V Varadero year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2001, at 85.7% of 119 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the XL 1000V Varadero pass rate vary by year?: 3.1 percentage points between the highest (2001, 85.7%) and lowest (1999, 82.6%) 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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