Honda CBF 250-6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBF 250-6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.2% average, from 1,791 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 87.2%

2009

lowest-passing year · 79.2%

8.0pp

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: 2007 (87.2% of 647 tests). Lowest: 2009 (79.2% of 72). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006, 2009.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.2%)
2006	159	82.4%	-3.8 pp
2007	647	87.2%	+1.0 pp
2008	913	86.6%	+0.4 pp
2009	72	79.2%	-7.0 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 · 2010–2025

Questions

Which CBF 250-6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2006, 2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBF 250-6 overall (86.2%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 79.2% from 72 tests.
Which CBF 250-6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 87.2% of 647 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBF 250-6 pass rate vary by year?: 8.0 percentage points between the highest (2007, 87.2%) and lowest (2009, 79.2%) 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 250-6 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #2148 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi