Honda XL 125 V-8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XL 125 V-8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.9% average, from 2,260 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 82.0%

2009

lowest-passing year · 75.2%

6.8pp

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: 2010 (82.0% of 89 tests). Lowest: 2009 (75.2% of 234).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (75.9%)
2008	1,895	75.6%	-0.3 pp
2009	234	75.2%	-0.7 pp
2010	89	82.0%	+6.1 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 · 2011–2025

Questions

Which XL 125 V-8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda XL 125 V-8 falls more than two points under the model's 75.9% overall pass rate.
Which XL 125 V-8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 82.0% of 89 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the XL 125 V-8 pass rate vary by year?: 6.8 percentage points between the highest (2010, 82.0%) and lowest (2009, 75.2%) 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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