Honda CBR 1100 X-3: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR 1100 X-3 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.3% average, from 1,813 DVSA tests.

2005

highest-passing year · 91.2%

2003

lowest-passing year · 90.1%

1.1pp

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: 2005 (91.2% of 57 tests). Lowest: 2003 (90.1% of 1,053).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.3%)
2003	1,053	90.1%	-0.2 pp
2004	685	90.8%	+0.5 pp
2005	57	91.2%	+0.9 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 · 2006–2025

Questions

Which CBR 1100 X-3 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CBR 1100 X-3 falls more than two points under the model's 90.3% overall pass rate.
Which CBR 1100 X-3 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2005, at 91.2% of 57 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 1100 X-3 pass rate vary by year?: 1.1 percentage points between the highest (2005, 91.2%) and lowest (2003, 90.1%) 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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