Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda CBR1000RR: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which CBR1000RR years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.7% average, from 63,274 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2017 (90.4% of 363 tests). Lowest: 1997 (76.9% of 52). Years more than two points below the model average: 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2015.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (86.7%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 109 | 86.2% | -0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 167 | 83.8% | -2.9 pp |
| 1997 | 52 | 76.9% | -9.8 pp |
| 1998 | 72 | 84.7% | -2.0 pp |
| 1999 | 116 | 85.3% | -1.4 pp |
| 2002 | 111 | 80.2% | -6.5 pp |
| 2003 | 82 | 79.3% | -7.4 pp |
| 2004 | 9,138 | 85.5% | -1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 15,555 | 86.3% | -0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 9,322 | 85.9% | -0.8 pp |
| 2007 | 7,654 | 87.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 7,262 | 86.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 5,664 | 88.1% | +1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 3,495 | 88.2% | +1.5 pp |
| 2011 | 2,460 | 88.2% | +1.5 pp |
| 2012 | 1,058 | 89.6% | +2.9 pp |
| 2013 | 66 | 83.3% | -3.4 pp |
| 2014 | 105 | 85.7% | -1.0 pp |
| 2015 | 57 | 77.2% | -9.5 pp |
| 2016 | 99 | 86.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 363 | 90.4% | +3.7 pp |
| 2018 | 95 | 86.3% | -0.4 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
Questions
- Which CBR1000RR years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2015 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBR1000RR overall (86.7%); the 1997 cohort is lowest at 76.9% from 52 tests.
- Which CBR1000RR year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2017, at 90.4% of 363 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2012, 2017.
- How much does the CBR1000RR pass rate vary by year?
- 13.5 percentage points between the highest (2017, 90.4%) and lowest (1997, 76.9%) 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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