Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CRF1000L Africa Twin years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 95.3% average, from 21,673 DVSA tests.

2019

highest-passing year · 96.1%

2020

lowest-passing year · 94.1%

2.0pp

spread across 5 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: 2019 (96.1% of 3,591 tests). Lowest: 2020 (94.1% of 237).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (95.3%)
2016	4,715	94.9%	-0.4 pp
2017	7,929	95.3%	+0.0 pp
2018	5,155	95.0%	-0.3 pp
2019	3,591	96.1%	+0.8 pp
2020	237	94.1%	-1.2 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 · 2019–2025

Questions

Which CRF1000L Africa Twin years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin falls more than two points under the model's 95.3% overall pass rate.
Which CRF1000L Africa Twin year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2019, at 96.1% of 3,591 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CRF1000L Africa Twin pass rate vary by year?: 2.0 percentage points between the highest (2019, 96.1%) and lowest (2020, 94.1%) 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.

Full report: Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #54 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi