Honda CBR 125 RW-9: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR 125 RW-9 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 71.4% average, from 2,122 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 78.0%

2008

lowest-passing year · 70.1%

7.9pp

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: 2011 (78.0% of 50 tests). Lowest: 2008 (70.1% of 301).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (71.4%)
2008	301	70.1%	-1.3 pp
2009	1,167	71.6%	+0.2 pp
2010	604	71.4%	+0.0 pp
2011	50	78.0%	+6.6 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 · 2012–2025

Questions

Which CBR 125 RW-9 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CBR 125 RW-9 falls more than two points under the model's 71.4% overall pass rate.
Which CBR 125 RW-9 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 78.0% of 50 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 125 RW-9 pass rate vary by year?: 7.9 percentage points between the highest (2011, 78.0%) and lowest (2008, 70.1%) 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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