Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which CRF1100L Africa Twin years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 94.9% average, from 3,366 DVSA tests.

2022

highest-passing year · 95.6%

2021

lowest-passing year · 94.3%

1.3pp

spread across 4 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: 2022 (95.6% of 528 tests). Lowest: 2021 (94.3% of 1,043).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (94.9%)
2019	388	95.6%	+0.7 pp
2020	1,389	94.7%	-0.2 pp
2021	1,043	94.3%	-0.6 pp
2022	528	95.6%	+0.7 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 · 2022–2025

Questions

Which CRF1100L Africa Twin years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin falls more than two points under the model's 94.9% overall pass rate.
Which CRF1100L Africa Twin year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2022, at 95.6% of 528 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the CRF1100L Africa Twin pass rate vary by year?: 1.3 percentage points between the highest (2022, 95.6%) and lowest (2021, 94.3%) 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.

Full report: Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #82 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi