Honda XR 125 L-4: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XR 125 L-4 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 66.4% average, from 3,282 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 70.9%

2004

lowest-passing year · 65.2%

5.7pp

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 (70.9% of 158 tests). Lowest: 2004 (65.2% of 1,636).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (66.4%)
2004	1,636	65.2%	-1.2 pp
2005	1,463	67.3%	+0.9 pp
2006	158	70.9%	+4.5 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 · 2007–2025

Questions

Which XR 125 L-4 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda XR 125 L-4 falls more than two points under the model's 66.4% overall pass rate.
Which XR 125 L-4 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 70.9% of 158 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the XR 125 L-4 pass rate vary by year?: 5.7 percentage points between the highest (2006, 70.9%) and lowest (2004, 65.2%) 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.

Full report: Honda XR 125 L-4 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4949 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi