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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

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

Which CBF 1000 At-9 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.2% average, from 2,778 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 90.8%
2011
lowest-passing year · 82.4%
8.4pp
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: 2008 (90.8% of 65 tests). Lowest: 2011 (82.4% of 85). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011.

81%87%92%2008: 90.8% pass (65 tests)2009: 88.4% pass (2,100 tests)2010: 87.7% pass (528 tests)2011: 82.4% pass (85 tests)200820102011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (88.2%)
2008 65 90.8% +2.6 pp
2009 2,100 88.4% +0.2 pp
2010 528 87.7% -0.5 pp
2011 85 82.4% -5.8 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
77%87%97%2012: 84.4% pass (205 tests)2013: 88.6% pass (245 tests)2014: 88.6% pass (254 tests)2015: 90.9% pass (253 tests)2016: 90.5% pass (241 tests)2017: 87.1% pass (232 tests)2018: 87.9% pass (173 tests)2019: 88.8% pass (179 tests)2020: 88.0% pass (142 tests)2021: 87.3% pass (204 tests)2022: 93.4% pass (181 tests)2023: 86.3% pass (182 tests)2024: 80.5% pass (149 tests)2025: 89.3% pass (131 tests)20122025

Questions

Which CBF 1000 At-9 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBF 1000 At-9 overall (88.2%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 82.4% from 85 tests.
Which CBF 1000 At-9 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 90.8% of 65 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBF 1000 At-9 pass rate vary by year?
8.4 percentage points between the highest (2008, 90.8%) and lowest (2011, 82.4%) 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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