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Honda C50la E — Reliability by Year

2,911 vehicles · MOT data 1984–1987 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Honda C50la E was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1986
83.8% pass rate · 743 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1987
50.0% pass rate · 109 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1987
50.0%
11,546 mi 109
1986
83.8%
17,077 mi 743
1985
77.4%
19,597 mi 1,744
1984
80.0%
16,530 mi 315

Which year Honda C50la E is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 11,546 miles (newest year) to 19,597 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Honda C50la E.

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