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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda CBF600: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBF600 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.1% average, from 42,670 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 88.2%
1999
lowest-passing year · 76.4%
11.8pp
spread across 17 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: 2011 (88.2% of 577 tests). Lowest: 1999 (76.4% of 550). Years more than two points below the model average: 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002.

74%82%91%1994: 79.1% pass (67 tests)1996: 80.4% pass (56 tests)1998: 78.9% pass (437 tests)1999: 76.4% pass (550 tests)2000: 83.0% pass (323 tests)2001: 82.4% pass (414 tests)2002: 78.2% pass (298 tests)2003: 84.1% pass (465 tests)2004: 83.9% pass (12,133 tests)2005: 83.1% pass (9,766 tests)2006: 84.2% pass (5,755 tests)2007: 85.7% pass (3,144 tests)2008: 85.6% pass (4,101 tests)2009: 86.8% pass (2,862 tests)2010: 86.2% pass (1,446 tests)2011: 88.2% pass (577 tests)2012: 85.4% pass (89 tests)199420042012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (84.1%)
1994 67 79.1% -5.0 pp
1996 56 80.4% -3.7 pp
1998 437 78.9% -5.2 pp
1999 550 76.4% -7.7 pp
2000 323 83.0% -1.1 pp
2001 414 82.4% -1.7 pp
2002 298 78.2% -5.9 pp
2003 465 84.1% +0.0 pp
2004 12,133 83.9% -0.2 pp
2005 9,766 83.1% -1.0 pp
2006 5,755 84.2% +0.1 pp
2007 3,144 85.7% +1.6 pp
2008 4,101 85.6% +1.5 pp
2009 2,862 86.8% +2.7 pp
2010 1,446 86.2% +2.1 pp
2011 577 88.2% +4.1 pp
2012 89 85.4% +1.3 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2005–2025
81%87%94%2005: 91.7% pass (48 tests)2006: 88.3% pass (282 tests)2007: 89.2% pass (1,149 tests)2008: 85.7% pass (1,987 tests)2009: 85.1% pass (2,374 tests)2010: 84.3% pass (2,523 tests)2011: 83.4% pass (2,915 tests)2012: 86.0% pass (3,027 tests)2013: 83.3% pass (3,091 tests)2014: 83.3% pass (3,043 tests)2015: 84.1% pass (2,927 tests)2016: 83.3% pass (2,771 tests)2017: 83.5% pass (2,659 tests)2018: 84.3% pass (1,926 tests)2019: 84.3% pass (1,899 tests)2020: 84.5% pass (1,665 tests)2021: 83.1% pass (1,993 tests)2022: 83.1% pass (1,887 tests)2023: 82.8% pass (1,807 tests)2024: 82.8% pass (1,327 tests)2025: 83.9% pass (1,370 tests)20052025

Questions

Which CBF600 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBF600 overall (84.1%); the 1999 cohort is lowest at 76.4% from 550 tests.
Which CBF600 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 88.2% of 577 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2009, 2010, 2011.
How much does the CBF600 pass rate vary by year?
11.8 percentage points between the highest (2011, 88.2%) and lowest (1999, 76.4%) 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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