Honda CBR 250 R-B: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR 250 R-B years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.8% average, from 2,137 DVSA tests.

2012

highest-passing year · 88.7%

2013

lowest-passing year · 86.2%

2.5pp

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: 2012 (88.7% of 434 tests). Lowest: 2013 (86.2% of 65).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.8%)
2011	1,630	87.7%	-0.1 pp
2012	434	88.7%	+0.9 pp
2013	65	86.2%	-1.6 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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which CBR 250 R-B years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CBR 250 R-B falls more than two points under the model's 87.8% overall pass rate.
Which CBR 250 R-B year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2012, at 88.7% of 434 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 250 R-B pass rate vary by year?: 2.5 percentage points between the highest (2012, 88.7%) and lowest (2013, 86.2%) 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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