Honda CBR 1000 RR-8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR 1000 RR-8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.8% average, from 8,093 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 88.6%

2008

lowest-passing year · 86.2%

2.4pp

spread across 3 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: 2010 (88.6% of 211 tests). Lowest: 2008 (86.2% of 5,861).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.8%)
2008	5,861	86.2%	-0.6 pp
2009	2,000	88.3%	+1.5 pp
2010	211	88.6%	+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 · 2011–2025

Questions

Which CBR 1000 RR-8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CBR 1000 RR-8 falls more than two points under the model's 86.8% overall pass rate.
Which CBR 1000 RR-8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 88.6% of 211 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 1000 RR-8 pass rate vary by year?: 2.4 percentage points between the highest (2010, 88.6%) and lowest (2008, 86.2%) 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 CBR 1000 RR-8 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1962 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi