Honda VFR 800 A-6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VFR 800 A-6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.1% average, from 4,223 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 88.3%

2009

lowest-passing year · 81.3%

7.0pp

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: 2008 (88.3% of 590 tests). Lowest: 2009 (81.3% of 64). Years more than two points below the model average: 2009.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.1%)
2006	1,643	85.9%	-0.2 pp
2007	1,917	85.8%	-0.3 pp
2008	590	88.3%	+2.2 pp
2009	64	81.3%	-4.8 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2009–2025

Questions

Which VFR 800 A-6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda VFR 800 A-6 overall (86.1%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 81.3% from 64 tests.
Which VFR 800 A-6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 88.3% of 590 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VFR 800 A-6 pass rate vary by year?: 7.0 percentage points between the highest (2008, 88.3%) and lowest (2009, 81.3%) 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 VFR 800 A-6 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #2173 of 5428 models· other Honda models: CBR600F, CBR900RR, CBR1100XX, CB500, C90, VFR800 Fi