Honda
St1300
2,942 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where St1300s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 10.7 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
88.2%
Pass-after-fix
3.9%
Fail
7.8%
Avg miles
47,691
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
This model's production run straddles the January 2006 Euro 4 cutoff. Individual cars vary — check your registration plate on the government's ULEZ checker. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 .
The picture
St1300: a strong MOT record by UK norms
Across 2,284 MOT tests, the St1300 returns 89.0% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a non-functioning shock absorber. Brake pads worn below 1.0 mm and tyre tread under the limit round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 46,903, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
Group 10–26
Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
10–26
out of 50
Top ten reasons for rejection.
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- 01
Brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm
51 occurrences · 1.7% of tests
- 02
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
36 occurrences · 1.2% of tests
- 03
A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely
34 occurrences · 1.2% of tests
- 04
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
17 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
- 05
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective
13 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
- 06
Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar
13 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
- 07
Brake efficiency below minimum requirement
12 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
- 08
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
11 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
- 09
A brake lining or pad contaminated with oil, grease etc
10 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
- 10
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
9 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures
£150–£335
If every one of this St1300's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Tools that pre-empt a retest.
Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.
Item 01 · Amazon UK
Brake pad measurement gauge
Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.
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Item 02 · Amazon UK
Digital tyre-tread depth gauge
Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.
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Headlight restoration kit
Yellowed lenses fail the light-output test. A restoration kit lifts the haze in an afternoon for £20.
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Buying or keeping a St1300?
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a St1300 and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.