Honda XR 125 L-6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XR 125 L-6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 70.6% average, from 3,135 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 72.2%

2006

lowest-passing year · 69.1%

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: 2007 (72.2% of 1,096 tests). Lowest: 2006 (69.1% of 669).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (70.6%)
2006	669	69.1%	-1.5 pp
2007	1,096	72.2%	+1.6 pp
2008	1,324	69.9%	-0.7 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 · 2009–2025

Questions

Which XR 125 L-6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda XR 125 L-6 falls more than two points under the model's 70.6% overall pass rate.
Which XR 125 L-6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 72.2% of 1,096 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the XR 125 L-6 pass rate vary by year?: 3.1 percentage points between the highest (2007, 72.2%) and lowest (2006, 69.1%) 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-6 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4689 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi