Honley HD: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which HD years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 64.5% average, from 716 DVSA tests.

2015

highest-passing year · 68.8%

2016

lowest-passing year · 60.9%

7.9pp

spread across 4 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: 2015 (68.8% of 231 tests). Lowest: 2016 (60.9% of 202). Years more than two points below the model average: 2016.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (64.5%)
2014	220	64.1%	-0.4 pp
2015	231	68.8%	+4.3 pp
2016	202	60.9%	-3.6 pp
2017	62	62.9%	-1.6 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 · 2017–2025

Questions

Which HD years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2016 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honley HD overall (64.5%); the 2016 cohort is lowest at 60.9% from 202 tests.
Which HD year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2015, at 68.8% of 231 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the HD pass rate vary by year?: 7.9 percentage points between the highest (2015, 68.8%) and lowest (2016, 60.9%) 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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