Honda CB 900 F-5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CB 900 F-5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.3% average, from 1,673 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 90.0%

2005

lowest-passing year · 84.7%

5.3pp

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 (90.0% of 110 tests). Lowest: 2005 (84.7% of 660).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.3%)
2005	660	84.7%	-0.6 pp
2006	466	85.6%	+0.3 pp
2007	422	84.8%	-0.5 pp
2008	110	90.0%	+4.7 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 900 F-5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CB 900 F-5 falls more than two points under the model's 85.3% overall pass rate.
Which CB 900 F-5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 90.0% of 110 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CB 900 F-5 pass rate vary by year?: 5.3 percentage points between the highest (2008, 90.0%) and lowest (2005, 84.7%) 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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