BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

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

Which CBR 600 RR-A years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.2% average, from 2,051 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 92.4%
2009
lowest-passing year · 83.2%
9.2pp
spread across 5 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: 2013 (92.4% of 66 tests). Lowest: 2009 (83.2% of 101). Years more than two points below the model average: 2009.

81%88%94%2009: 83.2% pass (101 tests)2010: 86.4% pass (1,020 tests)2011: 86.2% pass (630 tests)2012: 85.0% pass (234 tests)2013: 92.4% pass (66 tests)200920112013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (86.2%)
2009 101 83.2% -3.0 pp
2010 1,020 86.4% +0.2 pp
2011 630 86.2% +0.0 pp
2012 234 85.0% -1.2 pp
2013 66 92.4% +6.2 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 · 2013–2025
80%88%95%2013: 82.7% pass (133 tests)2014: 87.0% pass (207 tests)2015: 84.1% pass (226 tests)2016: 85.1% pass (235 tests)2017: 84.0% pass (213 tests)2018: 86.2% pass (159 tests)2019: 85.3% pass (129 tests)2020: 87.0% pass (131 tests)2021: 84.6% pass (143 tests)2022: 88.8% pass (134 tests)2023: 92.5% pass (134 tests)2024: 87.4% pass (103 tests)2025: 90.9% pass (99 tests)20132025

Questions

Which CBR 600 RR-A years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBR 600 RR-A overall (86.2%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 83.2% from 101 tests.
Which CBR 600 RR-A year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 92.4% of 66 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR 600 RR-A pass rate vary by year?
9.2 percentage points between the highest (2013, 92.4%) and lowest (2009, 83.2%) 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.

Full report: Honda CBR 600 RR-A reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #2148 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi