BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HONDA/CBR1000F-H
Model report · 2005–2025
76.1%
first-time pass rate
17.4%
failed outright
41,693
median miles at test
230
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2008

The CBR1000F-H's first-time pass rate has fallen 14.8 points since 2006, 82.5% to 67.7%.

64%75%86%2006: 82.5% pass (40 tests)2007: 71.8% pass (39 tests)2008: 67.7% pass (31 tests)20062008

Pass rate by mileage

how the CBR1000F-H's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage CBR1000F-H passes first time 76.7% of the time; by 50k that's 75.0%.

73%75%78%20k: 76.7% pass (30 tests)30k: 75.0% pass (40 tests)40k: 74.2% pass (62 tests)50k: 75.0% pass (32 tests)20k40k50k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a CBR1000F-H

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
50 38.2
steering and suspension
35 26.7
lighting and signalling
22 16.8
tyres and wheels
11 8.4
body and structure
4 3.1
lamps and reflectors
3 2.3
fuel and exhaust
2 1.5
suspension
2 1.5
Identification of the vehicle
1 0.8
driving controls
1 0.8

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the CBR1000F-H beats 0 of its 4 closest rivals (YAMAHA YZF-R1, HONDA CBR900RR, TRIUMPH DAYTONA).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the CBR1000F-H.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 1987 (75.9% pass). Weakest: 1987 (75.9%).

75%76%77%1987: 75.9% pass (162 tests)1988: 75.9% pass (54 tests)19871988

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.