Honda CB 1300 A-5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CB 1300 A-5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.6% average, from 1,971 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 93.2%

2006

lowest-passing year · 88.2%

5.0pp

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 (93.2% of 148 tests). Lowest: 2006 (88.2% of 467).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.6%)
2005	845	88.8%	-0.8 pp
2006	467	88.2%	-1.4 pp
2007	511	91.2%	+1.6 pp
2008	148	93.2%	+3.6 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 · 2008–2025

Questions

Which CB 1300 A-5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CB 1300 A-5 falls more than two points under the model's 89.6% overall pass rate.
Which CB 1300 A-5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 93.2% of 148 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CB 1300 A-5 pass rate vary by year?: 5.0 percentage points between the highest (2008, 93.2%) and lowest (2006, 88.2%) 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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