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MOT reliability

Honda Vt800

5 vehicles · 52 completed MOT tests analysed
77%
MOT pass rate

Based on 5 Honda Vt800 vehicles and 52 completed MOT tests, the Honda Vt800 has an overall 77% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 23,257 miles.

5
Vehicles
52
MOT tests
456
Avg miles / year
1.2
Faults per test
2%
Dangerous-fault share

Honda Vt800 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Honda Vt800 MOT tests:

  • Other84%
  • Brakes10%
  • Lamps & electrical10%
  • Steering7%
  • Body & structure7%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Emissions & nuisance2%

Honda Vt800 pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
161100%
172100%
182100%
19580%
203100%

Fuel types: Petrol (5)

Most common Honda Vt800 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Honda Vt800 MOT tests:

  1. Exhaust is leaking but is not excessively noisey (7.1.1b) (4 times)
  2. Motorcycle structure slightly corroded (6.1.1a) (3 times)
  3. slight bind on front brake (3 times)
  4. Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (2 times)
  5. no plate damaged (2 times)
  6. Front Brake disc(s) slightly worn (3.2.A1l) (2 times)
  7. o/s indicator tell tale lamp not working (2 times)
  8. Front shock absorber has light misting of stanchion (2.3.3) (2 times)
  9. Motorcycle structure slightly corroded rear of bike (6.1.1a) (2 times)
  10. engine speed increases on left hand lock (2 times)
  11. engine speed increases on o/s lock (2 times)
  12. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) (2 times)
  13. Offside Rear Inner Direction indicator with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (i)) (2 times)
  14. Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) (2 times)
  15. engine speed increases on right hand lock (2 times)

Honda Vt800 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1990 1 5 80% 25,622
1988 4 47 77% 22,666

Honda Vt800 reliability FAQ

Across 5 Honda Vt800 vehicles in our MOT data, 77% pass the MOT (a 23% failure rate), with about 1.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Honda Vt800 MOT issues are: Exhaust is leaking but is not excessively noisey (7.1.1b); Motorcycle structure slightly corroded (6.1.1a); slight bind on front brake.

The typical Honda Vt800 in our data has covered around 23,257 miles.

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