Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda CB500: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which CB500 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.3% average, from 104,748 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2022 (95.1% of 547 tests). Lowest: 1974 (74.1% of 116). Years more than two points below the model average: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (83.3%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 931 | 85.1% | +1.8 pp |
| 1972 | 530 | 85.8% | +2.5 pp |
| 1973 | 171 | 88.3% | +5.0 pp |
| 1974 | 116 | 74.1% | -9.2 pp |
| 1975 | 793 | 81.7% | -1.6 pp |
| 1976 | 348 | 79.3% | -4.0 pp |
| 1977 | 150 | 80.0% | -3.3 pp |
| 1978 | 202 | 85.1% | +1.8 pp |
| 1979 | 51 | 78.4% | -4.9 pp |
| 1985 | 51 | 88.2% | +4.9 pp |
| 1991 | 50 | 78.0% | -5.3 pp |
| 1993 | 446 | 80.5% | -2.8 pp |
| 1994 | 4,461 | 77.2% | -6.1 pp |
| 1995 | 4,553 | 78.7% | -4.6 pp |
| 1996 | 4,536 | 78.8% | -4.5 pp |
| 1997 | 6,755 | 76.5% | -6.8 pp |
| 1998 | 7,651 | 77.4% | -5.9 pp |
| 1999 | 9,621 | 79.0% | -4.3 pp |
| 2000 | 6,996 | 78.6% | -4.7 pp |
| 2001 | 7,118 | 79.7% | -3.6 pp |
| 2002 | 6,926 | 80.3% | -3.0 pp |
| 2003 | 4,904 | 81.4% | -1.9 pp |
| 2006 | 81 | 85.2% | +1.9 pp |
| 2007 | 100 | 85.0% | +1.7 pp |
| 2013 | 5,191 | 88.0% | +4.7 pp |
| 2014 | 5,591 | 89.9% | +6.6 pp |
| 2015 | 4,776 | 90.3% | +7.0 pp |
| 2016 | 5,026 | 91.2% | +7.9 pp |
| 2017 | 5,473 | 91.2% | +7.9 pp |
| 2018 | 3,689 | 93.1% | +9.8 pp |
| 2019 | 3,455 | 92.7% | +9.4 pp |
| 2020 | 1,918 | 93.4% | +10.1 pp |
| 2021 | 1,194 | 94.6% | +11.3 pp |
| 2022 | 547 | 95.1% | +11.8 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
Questions
- Which CB500 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CB500 overall (83.3%); the 1974 cohort is lowest at 74.1% from 116 tests.
- Which CB500 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2022, at 95.1% of 547 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1972, 1973, 1985, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
- How much does the CB500 pass rate vary by year?
- 21.0 percentage points between the highest (2022, 95.1%) and lowest (1974, 74.1%) 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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