BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HONDA/CBR600F-K
Model report · 2005–2025
70.1%
first-time pass rate
20.2%
failed outright
35,156
median miles at test
451
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The CBR600F-K's first-time pass rate has fallen 9.6 points since 2006, 71.4% to 61.8%.

59%67%74%2006: 71.4% pass (70 tests)2007: 67.7% pass (62 tests)2008: 61.8% pass (55 tests)20062008

Pass rate by mileage

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

A low-mileage CBR600F-K passes first time 72.3% of the time; by 50k that's 65.4%.

53%69%86%0k: 72.3% pass (65 tests)10k: 81.3% pass (32 tests)20k: 73.8% pass (61 tests)30k: 73.4% pass (143 tests)40k: 57.5% pass (73 tests)50k: 65.4% pass (52 tests)0k30k50k

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-K

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
74 31.6
lighting and signalling
56 23.9
steering and suspension
38 16.2
tyres and wheels
20 8.5
drive system
15 6.4
fuel and exhaust
9 3.8
body and structure
7 3
reg plates and vin
6 2.6
lamps and reflectors
5 2.1
suspension
4 1.7

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-K 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-K.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1989 (69.3% pass). Weakest: 1989 (69.3%).

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.