BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Huoniao HN 125-8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which HN 125-8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 57.5% average, from 3,127 DVSA tests.

2006
highest-passing year · 62.1%
2013
lowest-passing year · 55.0%
7.1pp
spread across 8 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: 2006 (62.1% of 269 tests). Lowest: 2013 (55.0% of 171). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011, 2012, 2013.

54%59%64%2006: 62.1% pass (269 tests)2007: 58.5% pass (354 tests)2008: 60.0% pass (403 tests)2009: 57.5% pass (334 tests)2010: 58.4% pass (486 tests)2011: 55.3% pass (586 tests)2012: 55.4% pass (484 tests)2013: 55.0% pass (171 tests)200620102013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (57.5%)
2006 269 62.1% +4.6 pp
2007 354 58.5% +1.0 pp
2008 403 60.0% +2.5 pp
2009 334 57.5% +0.0 pp
2010 486 58.4% +0.9 pp
2011 586 55.3% -2.2 pp
2012 484 55.4% -2.1 pp
2013 171 55.0% -2.5 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
44%58%71%2009: 57.5% pass (40 tests)2010: 63.0% pass (92 tests)2011: 52.9% pass (170 tests)2012: 60.7% pass (219 tests)2013: 59.4% pass (293 tests)2014: 58.3% pass (384 tests)2015: 54.1% pass (495 tests)2016: 53.2% pass (444 tests)2017: 62.3% pass (284 tests)2018: 59.6% pass (156 tests)2019: 64.9% pass (134 tests)2020: 56.7% pass (97 tests)2021: 57.0% pass (93 tests)2022: 48.8% pass (82 tests)2023: 62.3% pass (69 tests)2024: 50.0% pass (38 tests)2025: 66.7% pass (36 tests)20092025

Questions

Which HN 125-8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2011, 2012, 2013 registered examples pass first time less often than the Huoniao HN 125-8 overall (57.5%); the 2013 cohort is lowest at 55.0% from 171 tests.
Which HN 125-8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2006, at 62.1% of 269 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2006, 2008.
How much does the HN 125-8 pass rate vary by year?
7.1 percentage points between the highest (2006, 62.1%) and lowest (2013, 55.0%) 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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