Honda CBR 600 RR-8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR 600 RR-8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.4% average, from 3,042 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 92.9%

2008

lowest-passing year · 86.4%

6.5pp

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: 2010 (92.9% of 56 tests). Lowest: 2008 (86.4% of 2,005).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.4%)
2008	2,005	86.4%	-1.0 pp
2009	977	89.4%	+2.0 pp
2010	56	92.9%	+5.5 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 · 2011–2025

Questions

Which CBR 600 RR-8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CBR 600 RR-8 falls more than two points under the model's 87.4% overall pass rate.
Which CBR 600 RR-8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 92.9% of 56 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 600 RR-8 pass rate vary by year?: 6.5 percentage points between the highest (2010, 92.9%) and lowest (2008, 86.4%) 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.

Full report: Honda CBR 600 RR-8 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1787 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi