Honda CB 1000 R-9: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CB 1000 R-9 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.7% average, from 3,290 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 86.9%

2011

lowest-passing year · 85.7%

1.2pp

spread across 4 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2008 (86.9% of 1,068 tests). Lowest: 2011 (85.7% of 56).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.7%)
2008	1,068	86.9%	+0.2 pp
2009	1,800	86.6%	-0.1 pp
2010	365	86.6%	-0.1 pp
2011	56	85.7%	-1.0 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2011–2025

Questions

Which CB 1000 R-9 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CB 1000 R-9 falls more than two points under the model's 86.7% overall pass rate.
Which CB 1000 R-9 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 86.9% of 1,068 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CB 1000 R-9 pass rate vary by year?: 1.2 percentage points between the highest (2008, 86.9%) and lowest (2011, 85.7%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

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