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Honda Pa50vl — Reliability by Year

2,797 vehicles · MOT data 1984–1987 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Honda Pa50vl 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
1987
100.0% pass rate · 125 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1984
83.4% pass rate · 342 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1987
100.0%
8,877 mi 125
1986
87.4%
3,891 mi 960
1985
87.3%
1,929 mi 1,370
1984
83.4%
5,431 mi 342

Which year Honda Pa50vl is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 1,929 miles (newest year) to 8,877 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 Pa50vl.

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