Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda CBF125: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which CBF125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 73.3% average, from 84,425 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2023 (87.3% of 79 tests). Lowest: 2009 (69.3% of 14,008). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008, 2009, 2010.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (73.3%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 837 | 71.1% | -2.2 pp |
| 2009 | 14,008 | 69.3% | -4.0 pp |
| 2010 | 11,950 | 70.3% | -3.0 pp |
| 2011 | 11,359 | 71.6% | -1.7 pp |
| 2012 | 11,160 | 71.6% | -1.7 pp |
| 2013 | 9,054 | 73.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 8,573 | 72.9% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 3,949 | 71.6% | -1.7 pp |
| 2016 | 256 | 75.4% | +2.1 pp |
| 2017 | 83 | 75.9% | +2.6 pp |
| 2018 | 3,471 | 82.4% | +9.1 pp |
| 2019 | 2,753 | 83.0% | +9.7 pp |
| 2020 | 1,691 | 83.7% | +10.4 pp |
| 2021 | 3,528 | 85.7% | +12.4 pp |
| 2022 | 1,651 | 86.3% | +13.0 pp |
| 2023 | 79 | 87.3% | +14.0 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
Questions
- Which CBF125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 2008, 2009, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBF125 overall (73.3%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 69.3% from 14,008 tests.
- Which CBF125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2023, at 87.3% of 79 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023.
- How much does the CBF125 pass rate vary by year?
- 18.0 percentage points between the highest (2023, 87.3%) and lowest (2009, 69.3%) 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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