Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda XR400: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which XR400 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 78.5% average, from 13,268 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2005 (83.8% of 1,220 tests). Lowest: 1996 (74.9% of 418). Years more than two points below the model average: 1996, 1997, 1998.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (78.5%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 84 | 78.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 418 | 74.9% | -3.6 pp |
| 1997 | 1,057 | 75.6% | -2.9 pp |
| 1998 | 1,341 | 75.4% | -3.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1,546 | 78.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1,211 | 77.5% | -1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1,536 | 78.1% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 2,209 | 79.0% | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 1,999 | 79.6% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 511 | 80.2% | +1.7 pp |
| 2005 | 1,220 | 83.8% | +5.3 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
Questions
- Which XR400 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1996, 1997, 1998 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda XR400 overall (78.5%); the 1996 cohort is lowest at 74.9% from 418 tests.
- Which XR400 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2005, at 83.8% of 1,220 first tests (2005–2025).
- How much does the XR400 pass rate vary by year?
- 8.9 percentage points between the highest (2005, 83.8%) and lowest (1996, 74.9%) 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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