Honda CBR1100X-2: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CBR1100X-2 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.6% average, from 4,880 DVSA tests.

2004

highest-passing year · 94.7%

2002

lowest-passing year · 88.5%

6.2pp

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: 2004 (94.7% of 94 tests). Lowest: 2002 (88.5% of 2,836).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.6%)
2002	2,836	88.5%	-0.1 pp
2003	1,867	88.5%	-0.1 pp
2004	94	94.7%	+6.1 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 · 2005–2025

Questions

Which CBR1100X-2 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CBR1100X-2 falls more than two points under the model's 88.6% overall pass rate.
Which CBR1100X-2 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2004, at 94.7% of 94 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CBR1100X-2 pass rate vary by year?: 6.2 percentage points between the highest (2004, 94.7%) and lowest (2002, 88.5%) 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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