Honda CB 600 F-8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CB 600 F-8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.5% average, from 1,488 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 85.2%

2009

lowest-passing year · 83.0%

2.2pp

spread across 3 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 (85.2% of 940 tests). Lowest: 2009 (83.0% of 371).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.5%)
2008	940	85.2%	+0.7 pp
2009	371	83.0%	-1.5 pp
2010	177	83.6%	-0.9 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 600 F-8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CB 600 F-8 falls more than two points under the model's 84.5% overall pass rate.
Which CB 600 F-8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 85.2% of 940 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CB 600 F-8 pass rate vary by year?: 2.2 percentage points between the highest (2008, 85.2%) and lowest (2009, 83.0%) 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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