Honda CBF 1000 Fa-B: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBF 1000 Fa-B years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.2% average, from 1,707 DVSA tests.

2013

highest-passing year · 92.0%

2012

lowest-passing year · 91.0%

1.0pp

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: 2013 (92.0% of 188 tests). Lowest: 2012 (91.0% of 568).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (91.2%)
2011	903	91.8%	+0.6 pp
2012	568	91.0%	-0.2 pp
2013	188	92.0%	+0.8 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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which CBF 1000 Fa-B years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CBF 1000 Fa-B falls more than two points under the model's 91.2% overall pass rate.
Which CBF 1000 Fa-B year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2013, at 92.0% of 188 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBF 1000 Fa-B pass rate vary by year?: 1.0 percentage points between the highest (2013, 92.0%) and lowest (2012, 91.0%) 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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