Honda CBR 125 R-5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR 125 R-5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 66.5% average, from 2,420 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 67.5%

2005

lowest-passing year · 66.0%

1.5pp

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: 2006 (67.5% of 668 tests). Lowest: 2005 (66.0% of 1,646).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (66.5%)
2005	1,646	66.0%	-0.5 pp
2006	668	67.5%	+1.0 pp
2007	106	67.0%	+0.5 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 · 2008–2024

Questions

Which CBR 125 R-5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CBR 125 R-5 falls more than two points under the model's 66.5% overall pass rate.
Which CBR 125 R-5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 67.5% of 668 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 125 R-5 pass rate vary by year?: 1.5 percentage points between the highest (2006, 67.5%) and lowest (2005, 66.0%) 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 125 R-5 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4940 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi