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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda CBR 125 RW-6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR 125 RW-6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 64.8% average, from 4,394 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 65.4%
2008
lowest-passing year · 60.8%
4.6pp
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: 2007 (65.4% of 2,501 tests). Lowest: 2008 (60.8% of 74). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

60%63%66%2006: 64.1% pass (1,819 tests)2007: 65.4% pass (2,501 tests)2008: 60.8% pass (74 tests)200620072008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (64.8%)
2006 1,819 64.1% -0.7 pp
2007 2,501 65.4% +0.6 pp
2008 74 60.8% -4.0 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
53%67%80%2009: 75.8% pass (198 tests)2010: 74.5% pass (475 tests)2011: 68.6% pass (522 tests)2012: 64.7% pass (485 tests)2013: 64.3% pass (423 tests)2014: 61.1% pass (411 tests)2015: 62.6% pass (356 tests)2016: 58.5% pass (299 tests)2017: 59.6% pass (255 tests)2018: 63.2% pass (163 tests)2019: 58.7% pass (150 tests)2020: 61.2% pass (129 tests)2021: 61.3% pass (137 tests)2022: 68.9% pass (122 tests)2023: 57.6% pass (125 tests)2024: 61.8% pass (68 tests)2025: 60.8% pass (74 tests)20092025

Questions

Which CBR 125 RW-6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBR 125 RW-6 overall (64.8%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 60.8% from 74 tests.
Which CBR 125 RW-6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 65.4% of 2,501 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 125 RW-6 pass rate vary by year?
4.6 percentage points between the highest (2007, 65.4%) and lowest (2008, 60.8%) 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 RW-6 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #5026 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi