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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda CBR 600 F6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR 600 F6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.5% average, from 4,220 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 89.6%
2005
lowest-passing year · 85.4%
4.2pp
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: 2007 (89.6% of 1,009 tests). Lowest: 2005 (85.4% of 123). Years more than two points below the model average: 2005.

85%88%90%2005: 85.4% pass (123 tests)2006: 88.5% pass (2,920 tests)2007: 89.6% pass (1,009 tests)2008: 87.0% pass (154 tests)200520072008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (88.5%)
2005 123 85.4% -3.1 pp
2006 2,920 88.5% +0.0 pp
2007 1,009 89.6% +1.1 pp
2008 154 87.0% -1.5 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 · 2009–2025
80%88%96%2009: 92.4% pass (251 tests)2010: 91.5% pass (342 tests)2011: 93.4% pass (346 tests)2012: 88.8% pass (338 tests)2013: 85.7% pass (321 tests)2014: 88.3% pass (316 tests)2015: 86.8% pass (302 tests)2016: 82.6% pass (287 tests)2017: 87.7% pass (269 tests)2018: 89.5% pass (200 tests)2019: 86.1% pass (180 tests)2020: 86.4% pass (162 tests)2021: 88.2% pass (211 tests)2022: 85.4% pass (205 tests)2023: 90.3% pass (176 tests)2024: 90.0% pass (140 tests)2025: 90.4% pass (157 tests)20092025

Questions

Which CBR 600 F6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBR 600 F6 overall (88.5%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 85.4% from 123 tests.
Which CBR 600 F6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 89.6% of 1,009 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 600 F6 pass rate vary by year?
4.2 percentage points between the highest (2007, 89.6%) and lowest (2005, 85.4%) 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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