Honda CBR 1000 RR-6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR 1000 RR-6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.4% average, from 8,062 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 89.2%

2006

lowest-passing year · 86.3%

2.9pp

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: 2008 (89.2% of 139 tests). Lowest: 2006 (86.3% of 6,201).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.4%)
2006	6,201	86.3%	-0.1 pp
2007	1,633	86.7%	+0.3 pp
2008	139	89.2%	+2.8 pp
2009	68	88.2%	+1.8 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 · 2009–2025

Questions

Which CBR 1000 RR-6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CBR 1000 RR-6 falls more than two points under the model's 86.4% overall pass rate.
Which CBR 1000 RR-6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 89.2% of 139 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 1000 RR-6 pass rate vary by year?: 2.9 percentage points between the highest (2008, 89.2%) and lowest (2006, 86.3%) 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.

Full report: Honda CBR 1000 RR-6 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #2091 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi