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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda CBR 1100 X-6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR 1100 X-6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.1% average, from 5,452 DVSA tests.

2005
highest-passing year · 94.7%
2008
lowest-passing year · 87.5%
7.2pp
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: 2005 (94.7% of 57 tests). Lowest: 2008 (87.5% of 664). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

86%91%96%2005: 94.7% pass (57 tests)2006: 90.6% pass (2,278 tests)2007: 90.2% pass (2,453 tests)2008: 87.5% pass (664 tests)200520072008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (90.1%)
2005 57 94.7% +4.6 pp
2006 2,278 90.6% +0.5 pp
2007 2,453 90.2% +0.1 pp
2008 664 87.5% -2.6 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
85%90%95%2009: 90.8% pass (184 tests)2010: 93.4% pass (362 tests)2011: 91.0% pass (432 tests)2012: 90.4% pass (427 tests)2013: 91.4% pass (409 tests)2014: 89.2% pass (406 tests)2015: 88.8% pass (392 tests)2016: 87.8% pass (393 tests)2017: 87.2% pass (368 tests)2018: 92.5% pass (279 tests)2019: 91.6% pass (285 tests)2020: 89.0% pass (219 tests)2021: 86.8% pass (303 tests)2022: 89.6% pass (288 tests)2023: 90.7% pass (279 tests)2024: 91.6% pass (215 tests)2025: 91.3% pass (207 tests)20092025

Questions

Which CBR 1100 X-6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBR 1100 X-6 overall (90.1%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 87.5% from 664 tests.
Which CBR 1100 X-6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2005, at 94.7% of 57 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 1100 X-6 pass rate vary by year?
7.2 percentage points between the highest (2005, 94.7%) and lowest (2008, 87.5%) 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 1100 X-6 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #921 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi