BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Honda FJS 600 A-7: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which FJS 600 A-7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.0% average, from 3,165 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 90.6%
2011
lowest-passing year · 84.0%
6.6pp
spread across 7 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: 2010 (90.6% of 457 tests). Lowest: 2011 (84.0% of 399). Years more than two points below the model average: 2007, 2011.

83%87%92%2007: 84.5% pass (426 tests)2008: 86.6% pass (506 tests)2009: 85.6% pass (598 tests)2010: 90.6% pass (457 tests)2011: 84.0% pass (399 tests)2012: 88.3% pass (453 tests)2013: 90.4% pass (311 tests)200720102013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (87.0%)
2007 426 84.5% -2.5 pp
2008 506 86.6% -0.4 pp
2009 598 85.6% -1.4 pp
2010 457 90.6% +3.6 pp
2011 399 84.0% -3.0 pp
2012 453 88.3% +1.3 pp
2013 311 90.4% +3.4 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 · 2010–2025
78%85%92%2010: 82.4% pass (34 tests)2011: 80.5% pass (87 tests)2012: 88.6% pass (140 tests)2013: 85.0% pass (187 tests)2014: 87.1% pass (217 tests)2015: 87.5% pass (265 tests)2016: 86.1% pass (302 tests)2017: 87.7% pass (285 tests)2018: 87.5% pass (216 tests)2019: 88.5% pass (200 tests)2020: 89.5% pass (191 tests)2021: 88.5% pass (253 tests)2022: 87.4% pass (246 tests)2023: 85.9% pass (220 tests)2024: 86.0% pass (157 tests)2025: 85.5% pass (165 tests)20102025

Questions

Which FJS 600 A-7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2007, 2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda FJS 600 A-7 overall (87.0%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 84.0% from 399 tests.
Which FJS 600 A-7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 90.6% of 457 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2010, 2013.
How much does the FJS 600 A-7 pass rate vary by year?
6.6 percentage points between the highest (2010, 90.6%) and lowest (2011, 84.0%) 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 FJS 600 A-7 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1910 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi