BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda XRV750Y: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XRV750Y years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.1% average, from 2,430 DVSA tests.

2001
highest-passing year · 87.1%
1999
lowest-passing year · 81.9%
5.2pp
spread across 5 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: 2001 (87.1% of 855 tests). Lowest: 1999 (81.9% of 94). Years more than two points below the model average: 1999.

81%85%88%1999: 81.9% pass (94 tests)2000: 83.3% pass (527 tests)2001: 87.1% pass (855 tests)2002: 84.2% pass (539 tests)2003: 86.1% pass (402 tests)199920012003
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (85.1%)
1999 94 81.9% -3.2 pp
2000 527 83.3% -1.8 pp
2001 855 87.1% +2.0 pp
2002 539 84.2% -0.9 pp
2003 402 86.1% +1.0 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 · 2005–2020
75%86%96%2005: 86.4% pass (44 tests)2006: 85.3% pass (251 tests)2007: 85.2% pass (236 tests)2008: 84.0% pass (213 tests)2009: 78.6% pass (201 tests)2010: 85.6% pass (180 tests)2011: 81.4% pass (161 tests)2012: 82.5% pass (154 tests)2013: 84.5% pass (148 tests)2014: 83.6% pass (140 tests)2015: 89.3% pass (140 tests)2016: 88.4% pass (138 tests)2017: 90.1% pass (131 tests)2018: 87.9% pass (107 tests)2019: 92.7% pass (96 tests)2020: 84.0% pass (81 tests)20052020

Questions

Which XRV750Y years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1999 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda XRV750Y overall (85.1%); the 1999 cohort is lowest at 81.9% from 94 tests.
Which XRV750Y year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2001, at 87.1% of 855 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the XRV750Y pass rate vary by year?
5.2 percentage points between the highest (2001, 87.1%) and lowest (1999, 81.9%) 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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