Honda CBF 1000 A-9: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBF 1000 A-9 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.3% average, from 2,174 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 92.1%

2009

lowest-passing year · 88.8%

3.3pp

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: 2011 (92.1% of 63 tests). Lowest: 2009 (88.8% of 1,742).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.3%)
2009	1,742	88.8%	-0.5 pp
2010	321	91.0%	+1.7 pp
2011	63	92.1%	+2.8 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2012–2025

Questions

Which CBF 1000 A-9 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CBF 1000 A-9 falls more than two points under the model's 89.3% overall pass rate.
Which CBF 1000 A-9 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 92.1% of 63 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBF 1000 A-9 pass rate vary by year?: 3.3 percentage points between the highest (2011, 92.1%) and lowest (2009, 88.8%) 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.

Full report: Honda CBF 1000 A-9 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1180 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi