Honda CB900F-2 Hornet: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CB900F-2 Hornet years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.4% average, from 673 DVSA tests.

2004

highest-passing year · 88.3%

2003

lowest-passing year · 85.8%

2.5pp

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: 2004 (88.3% of 128 tests). Lowest: 2003 (85.8% of 232).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.4%)
2002	245	86.9%	+1.5 pp
2003	232	85.8%	+0.4 pp
2004	128	88.3%	+2.9 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 · 2006–2017

Questions

Which CB900F-2 Hornet years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CB900F-2 Hornet falls more than two points under the model's 85.4% overall pass rate.
Which CB900F-2 Hornet year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2004, at 88.3% of 128 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CB900F-2 Hornet pass rate vary by year?: 2.5 percentage points between the highest (2004, 88.3%) and lowest (2003, 85.8%) 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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