Honda CB 600 Fa-7: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CB 600 Fa-7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.9% average, from 4,128 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 88.7%

2007

lowest-passing year · 84.5%

4.2pp

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: 2009 (88.7% of 115 tests). Lowest: 2007 (84.5% of 3,641).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.9%)
2007	3,641	84.5%	-0.4 pp
2008	346	87.6%	+2.7 pp
2009	115	88.7%	+3.8 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 · 2010–2025

Questions

Which CB 600 Fa-7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CB 600 Fa-7 falls more than two points under the model's 84.9% overall pass rate.
Which CB 600 Fa-7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 88.7% of 115 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2008, 2009.
How much does the CB 600 Fa-7 pass rate vary by year?: 4.2 percentage points between the highest (2009, 88.7%) and lowest (2007, 84.5%) 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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