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MOT reliability

Honda St70

698 vehicles · 2,371 completed MOT tests analysed
86%
MOT pass rate

Based on 698 Honda St70 vehicles and 2,371 completed MOT tests, the Honda St70 has an overall 86% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 7,588 miles.

698
Vehicles
2,371
MOT tests
155
Avg miles / year
0.5
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Honda St70 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Honda St70 MOT tests:

  • Other102%
  • Steering19%
  • Brakes7%
  • Lamps & electrical5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension1%
  • Body & structure1%
  • Emissions & nuisance0%

Honda St70 pass rate by age

How the Honda St70's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
12882%
22295%
32387%
42186%
51493%
61872%
71385%
8978%
91479%
108100%
118100%
127100%
13786%
148100%
15786%
16786%
173100%
18967%
19771%
20683%

Fuel types: Petrol (694), Other (3), Diesel (1)

Most common Honda St70 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Honda St70 MOT tests:

  1. Front suspension assembly has slight free play between the sliding members (2.3.4) (94 times)
  2. Drive chain slightly loose (6.2.1d) (37 times)
  3. Horn not working (1.7.3a) (36 times)
  4. Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies (1.3.1a) (35 times)
  5. Rear wheel bearings have slight free play (2.4.A.2c) (34 times)
  6. Exhaust noisy (7.1.2) (31 times)
  7. Rear Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies (1.3.1a) (30 times)
  8. Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (24 times)
  9. Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user (1.7.3a) (21 times)
  10. Rear shock absorber has a slightly reduced damping effect (2.4.A.3b) (21 times)
  11. Drive chain worn but not considered excessive (6.2.1e) (20 times)
  12. Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on (1.1.3a) (20 times)
  13. Front Wheel has a slightly distorted bead rim. (4.2.2) (20 times)
  14. Chain guard missing (19 times)
  15. Wheel alignment slightly misaligned. (2.5.1) (19 times)

Honda St70 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2017 1 4 75% 2,786
2016 2 5 80% 1,985
2015 3 8 75% 10,621
2014 4 11 91% 3,363
2013 3 14 100% 3,524
2012 6 18 89% 5,650
2011 1 4 100% 13,552
2010 3 14 93% 713
2009 4 18 78% 7,500
2008 3 18 67% 4,576
2007 4 26 92% 5,387
2006 1 6 67% 3,181
2005 6 26 85% 5,190
2003 4 23 96% 10,871
2002 6 34 94% 7,383
2001 1 7 71% 9,218
2000 1 4 75% 2,846
1997 1 1 100% 18,713
1996 1 2 100% 10,322
1995 2 6 83% 5,079
1994 1 2 50% 6,720
1993 1 7 100%
1992 2 15 80% 10,598
1990 5 31 74% 9,470
1989 3 22 86% 13,312
1988 3 6 67% 2,370
1987 1 2 100% 14,847
1983 3 9 100% 8,102
1982 2 4 75% 12,715
1981 4 12 92% 7,846
1980 5 27 74% 5,044
1979 33 114 88% 7,009
1978 44 168 87% 7,062
1977 46 225 88% 9,167
1976 71 235 88% 7,242
1975 61 227 83% 8,085
1974 47 191 86% 7,117
1973 93 366 85% 8,029
1972 90 370 86% 7,714
1971 17 65 82% 7,788
1970 2 5 80% 6,783
1969 2 10 70% 7,012
1965 1 4 75% 9,218

Honda St70 reliability FAQ

Across 698 Honda St70 vehicles in our MOT data, 86% pass the MOT (a 14% failure rate), with about 0.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Honda St70 MOT issues are: Front suspension assembly has slight free play between the sliding members (2.3.4); Drive chain slightly loose (6.2.1d); Horn not working (1.7.3a).

The typical Honda St70 in our data has covered around 7,588 miles.

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