Honda XRV: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XRV years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.5% average, from 613 DVSA tests.

1998

highest-passing year · 88.9%

1997

lowest-passing year · 88.2%

0.7pp

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: 1998 (88.9% of 63 tests). Lowest: 1997 (88.2% of 68).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.5%)
1997	68	88.2%	+1.7 pp
1998	63	88.9%	+2.4 pp
2002	97	88.7%	+2.2 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 · 2021–2025

Questions

Which XRV years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda XRV falls more than two points under the model's 86.5% overall pass rate.
Which XRV year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1998, at 88.9% of 63 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1998, 2002.
How much does the XRV pass rate vary by year?: 0.7 percentage points between the highest (1998, 88.9%) and lowest (1997, 88.2%) 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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