BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HONDA/CBR600F-H
Model report · 2005–2025
72.1%
first-time pass rate
18.8%
failed outright
35,038
median miles at test
308
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The CBR600F-H's first-time pass rate has risen 5.0 points since 2006, 75.0% to 80.0%.

64%74%83%2006: 75.0% pass (48 tests)2007: 67.5% pass (40 tests)2008: 80.0% pass (30 tests)20062008

Pass rate by mileage

how the CBR600F-H's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage CBR600F-H passes first time 70.0% of the time; by 50k that's 74.2%.

67%71%75%10k: 70.0% pass (40 tests)20k: 68.1% pass (47 tests)30k: 71.8% pass (85 tests)40k: 73.2% pass (71 tests)50k: 74.2% pass (31 tests)10k30k50k

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 CBR600F-H

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
56 36.8
lighting and signalling
32 21.1
steering and suspension
29 19.1
tyres and wheels
10 6.6
fuel and exhaust
8 5.3
lamps and reflectors
6 3.9
drive system
4 2.6
Items Not Tested
3 2
driving controls
2 1.3
structure and attachments
2 1.3

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 CBR600F-H beats 0 of its 4 closest rivals (HONDA CBR600F, YAMAHA YZF-R6, SUZUKI GSXR600).

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 CBR600F-H.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1987 (73.7% pass). Weakest: 1987 (73.7%).

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.