Honda CB1100SF-Y: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CB1100SF-Y years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.3% average, from 6,002 DVSA tests.

2001

highest-passing year · 87.2%

1999

lowest-passing year · 84.0%

3.2pp

spread across 5 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: 2001 (87.2% of 1,592 tests). Lowest: 1999 (84.0% of 929).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.3%)
1999	929	84.0%	-1.3 pp
2000	1,950	84.1%	-1.2 pp
2001	1,592	87.2%	+1.9 pp
2002	1,441	85.4%	+0.1 pp
2003	82	86.6%	+1.3 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 · 2005–2025

Questions

Which CB1100SF-Y years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CB1100SF-Y falls more than two points under the model's 85.3% overall pass rate.
Which CB1100SF-Y year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2001, at 87.2% of 1,592 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CB1100SF-Y pass rate vary by year?: 3.2 percentage points between the highest (2001, 87.2%) and lowest (1999, 84.0%) 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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