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MOT reliability

Honda Xl500

423 vehicles · 1,968 completed MOT tests analysed
84%
MOT pass rate

Based on 423 Honda Xl500 vehicles and 1,968 completed MOT tests, the Honda Xl500 has an overall 84% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 26,620 miles.

423
Vehicles
1,968
MOT tests
1,083
Avg miles / year
0.7
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Honda Xl500 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Honda Xl500 MOT tests:

  • Other81%
  • Lamps & electrical10%
  • Brakes9%
  • Steering8%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension8%
  • Body & structure4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Emissions & nuisance1%

Honda Xl500 pass rate by age

How the Honda Xl500's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
13589%
24783%
33388%
43385%
53093%
63485%
73284%
83379%
94183%
104271%
113683%
123177%
132090%
142986%
152282%
163672%
173073%
182588%
192688%
202483%

Fuel types: Petrol (422), LPG (1)

Most common Honda Xl500 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Honda Xl500 MOT tests:

  1. Front Wheel has a slightly distorted bead rim. (4.2.2) (27 times)
  2. Headlamp aim too high (1.6) (26 times)
  3. Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (25 times)
  4. Drive chain slightly loose (6.2.1d) (25 times)
  5. Front wheel bearings have slight free play (2.3.5b) (24 times)
  6. Exhaust noisy (7.1.2) (23 times)
  7. Rear reflector on motorcycle missing (1.4.1) (21 times)
  8. Front Wheel has a slightly distorted bead rim (5.2.2 (c) (i)) (20 times)
  9. Drive chain worn but not considered excessive (6.2.1e) (20 times)
  10. Headlamp at least one does not illuminate on dipped beam (1.2.2a(i)) (19 times)
  11. Rear wheel bearings have slight free play (2.4.A.2c) (17 times)
  12. Rear Drive chain sprocket slightly worn (6.2.1e) (17 times)
  13. Stop lamp does not illuminate immediately a brake applies (1.3.1a) (16 times)
  14. Rear position lamp does not illuminate immediately when it is switched on (1.1.3a) (16 times)
  15. Front Roller brake test indicates slight fluctuation of brake effort (3.3.A1d) (14 times)

Honda Xl500 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2021 1 1 100% 37,484
2020 5 11 100% 11,582
2019 1 1 100% 26,311
2018 8 18 89% 23,913
2017 11 39 90% 25,442
2016 10 35 80% 21,442
2015 6 15 93% 23,210
2014 2 14 86% 33,803
2013 4 23 91% 14,609
2012 2 22 68% 30,769
2008 2 16 88% 11,597
2007 4 16 88% 27,818
2006 5 44 86% 34,401
2005 1 2 100% 4,856
2004 3 21 86% 44,206
2003 8 42 88% 40,899
2002 13 79 82% 34,846
2001 6 37 70% 31,872
2000 9 42 90% 33,623
1999 8 45 76% 34,312
1998 18 99 84% 38,799
1997 9 60 80% 27,778
1996 4 23 87% 26,132
1995 3 9 78% 25,600
1994 2 5 60% 13,548
1993 2 13 100% 27,858
1992 2 5 80% 13,473
1991 1 10 60% —
1990 2 27 89% 18,558
1989 1 4 75% —
1988 3 20 90% 39,318
1987 2 11 82% 18,393
1986 2 16 100% 28,282
1985 4 5 100% 29,734
1984 35 182 87% 22,607
1983 73 364 83% 26,283
1982 56 236 84% 28,105
1981 39 166 81% 26,097
1980 28 98 88% 26,250
1979 26 85 82% 15,871
1977 1 4 100% 13,947
1971 1 3 67% 1,098

Honda Xl500 reliability FAQ

Across 423 Honda Xl500 vehicles in our MOT data, 84% pass the MOT (a 16% failure rate), with about 0.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Honda Xl500 MOT issues are: Front Wheel has a slightly distorted bead rim. (4.2.2); Headlamp aim too high (1.6); Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)).

The typical Honda Xl500 in our data has covered around 26,620 miles.

Compare the Honda Xl500

See how the Honda Xl500 stacks up against other Honda models on MOT reliability:

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