Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda CBR600F: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which CBR600F years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.7% average, from 202,438 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2012 (89.5% of 475 tests). Lowest: 1988 (69.3% of 2,261). Years more than two points below the model average: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (81.7%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 174 | 81.0% | -0.7 pp |
| 1987 | 1,735 | 71.1% | -10.6 pp |
| 1988 | 2,261 | 69.3% | -12.4 pp |
| 1989 | 3,130 | 72.2% | -9.5 pp |
| 1990 | 3,703 | 72.5% | -9.2 pp |
| 1991 | 6,593 | 75.7% | -6.0 pp |
| 1992 | 5,385 | 76.6% | -5.1 pp |
| 1993 | 4,852 | 78.6% | -3.1 pp |
| 1994 | 5,799 | 78.4% | -3.3 pp |
| 1995 | 6,282 | 80.4% | -1.3 pp |
| 1996 | 8,476 | 80.8% | -0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 19,798 | 81.0% | -0.7 pp |
| 1998 | 20,736 | 81.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 32,342 | 81.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 25,536 | 82.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 20,291 | 84.9% | +3.2 pp |
| 2002 | 14,077 | 85.3% | +3.6 pp |
| 2003 | 9,730 | 86.2% | +4.5 pp |
| 2004 | 2,848 | 87.1% | +5.4 pp |
| 2005 | 3,636 | 87.0% | +5.3 pp |
| 2006 | 2,313 | 86.0% | +4.3 pp |
| 2007 | 672 | 88.8% | +7.1 pp |
| 2008 | 202 | 86.1% | +4.4 pp |
| 2011 | 1,271 | 88.3% | +6.6 pp |
| 2012 | 475 | 89.5% | +7.8 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 CBR600F years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda CBR600F overall (81.7%); the 1988 cohort is lowest at 69.3% from 2,261 tests.
- Which CBR600F year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2012, at 89.5% of 475 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012.
- How much does the CBR600F pass rate vary by year?
- 20.2 percentage points between the highest (2012, 89.5%) and lowest (1988, 69.3%) 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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