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

Which CB 600 F-B years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.5% average, from 567 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 90.0%

2012

lowest-passing year · 87.1%

2.9pp

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: 2011 (90.0% of 209 tests). Lowest: 2012 (87.1% of 224).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.5%)
2011	209	90.0%	+1.5 pp
2012	224	87.1%	-1.4 pp
2013	134	88.8%	+0.3 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 · 2015–2025

Questions

Which CB 600 F-B years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CB 600 F-B falls more than two points under the model's 88.5% overall pass rate.
Which CB 600 F-B year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 90.0% of 209 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CB 600 F-B pass rate vary by year?: 2.9 percentage points between the highest (2011, 90.0%) and lowest (2012, 87.1%) 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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