Honda CB600 F2-Y: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CB600 F2-Y years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.1% average, from 9,928 DVSA tests.

2000

highest-passing year · 86.0%

2001

lowest-passing year · 84.8%

1.2pp

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: 2000 (86.0% of 2,334 tests). Lowest: 2001 (84.8% of 4,702).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.1%)
2000	2,334	86.0%	+0.9 pp
2001	4,702	84.8%	-0.3 pp
2002	2,483	85.0%	-0.1 pp
2003	400	84.8%	-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 · 2005–2025

Questions

Which CB600 F2-Y years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CB600 F2-Y falls more than two points under the model's 85.1% overall pass rate.
Which CB600 F2-Y year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2000, at 86.0% of 2,334 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CB600 F2-Y pass rate vary by year?: 1.2 percentage points between the highest (2000, 86.0%) and lowest (2001, 84.8%) 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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