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Honda
Vt750
1,495 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Vt750s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 5.6 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
83.1%
Pass-after-fix
8.1%
Fail
8.4%
Avg miles
22,427
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 .
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Vt750: a strong MOT record by UK norms
Across 960 MOT tests, the Vt750 returns 87.7% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a stop-lamp out. Tyre tread under the limit and lamp missing or inoperative round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 21,002, 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
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
17 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
- 02
Projected beam image is obviously incorrect
14 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
- 03
A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely
14 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
- 04
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
13 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
- 05
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
10 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
- 06
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
7 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
- 07
A headlamp missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
6 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
- 08
A headlamp missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
6 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
- 09
Rate of flashing not between 60 and 120 times per minute
5 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
- 10
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements
5 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 2 failures
£68–£130
If every one of this Vt750'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.
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Item 01 · 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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Item 02 · Amazon UK
H7 / W21W bulb pack
A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.
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Buying or keeping a Vt750?
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 Vt750 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.