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

Which CBR 250 Ra-B years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.7% average, from 1,916 DVSA tests.

2012

highest-passing year · 87.1%

2011

lowest-passing year · 85.7%

1.4pp

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 (87.1% of 1,157 tests). Lowest: 2011 (85.7% of 442).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.7%)
2011	442	85.7%	-1.0 pp
2012	1,157	87.1%	+0.4 pp
2013	314	86.6%	-0.1 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 Ra-B years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CBR 250 Ra-B falls more than two points under the model's 86.7% overall pass rate.
Which CBR 250 Ra-B year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2012, at 87.1% of 1,157 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 250 Ra-B pass rate vary by year?: 1.4 percentage points between the highest (2012, 87.1%) and lowest (2011, 85.7%) 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 250 Ra-B reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1985 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi