Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda CBF: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which CBF years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.7% average, from 7,568 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2017 (96.9% of 193 tests). Lowest: 1998 (80.0% of 50). Years more than two points below the model average: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (89.7%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50 | 80.0% | -9.7 pp |
| 1999 | 93 | 82.8% | -6.9 pp |
| 2001 | 66 | 80.3% | -9.4 pp |
| 2006 | 605 | 87.1% | -2.6 pp |
| 2007 | 515 | 83.5% | -6.2 pp |
| 2008 | 540 | 85.0% | -4.7 pp |
| 2009 | 406 | 82.8% | -6.9 pp |
| 2010 | 270 | 84.8% | -4.9 pp |
| 2011 | 256 | 91.8% | +2.1 pp |
| 2012 | 104 | 87.5% | -2.2 pp |
| 2013 | 208 | 94.2% | +4.5 pp |
| 2014 | 1,023 | 90.0% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 983 | 95.3% | +5.6 pp |
| 2016 | 965 | 94.6% | +4.9 pp |
| 2017 | 193 | 96.9% | +7.2 pp |
| 2018 | 543 | 91.7% | +2.0 pp |
| 2019 | 412 | 91.7% | +2.0 pp |
| 2020 | 121 | 95.0% | +5.3 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
Questions
- Which CBF years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBF overall (89.7%); the 1998 cohort is lowest at 80.0% from 50 tests.
- Which CBF year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2017, at 96.9% of 193 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020.
- How much does the CBF pass rate vary by year?
- 16.9 percentage points between the highest (2017, 96.9%) and lowest (1998, 80.0%) 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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