Honda Cbr reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Honda

Model: Cbr

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 48,295 selected-period tests.

View More models

Overall MOT pass rate

86.6%

Share of this model's 48,295 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

View manufacturers

Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£225/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

17,479

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

19,114

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

10.7

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

6,910

6,910 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

48,295

48,295 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

6,910On the road

Insight summary

Honda Cbr is a rare model in this snapshot, with 6,910 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 86.6% from 48,295 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 60. The current pool shows an average of 17,479 miles and an average age of 10.7 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 19,114 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are reflector missing, drive chain excessively loose and lighting. The practical read is that the Honda Cbr looks a little better than average, but still rewards careful checks on mileage and maintenance.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	6,896
OTHER	14

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	502
Drive chain excessively loose (6.1.7 (c) (i))	383
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))	364
Rear Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))	354
Front Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))	313
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	283
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	279
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.0 mm thick (1.1.13 (a))	261
Registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamp(s) (4.7.2 (a))	260
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	252
Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i))	238
Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	209
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	176
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.0 mm thick (1.1.13 (a))	169
Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	168
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	167
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	155
Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	154
Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	152
Drive chain worn to excess (6.1.7 (c) (i))	146
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a))	133
All direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute (4.4.4 (a))	129
Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))	121
Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	119
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))	112

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 5,599 defects across this top 25 set

Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))

502

Drive chain excessively loose (6.1.7 (c) (i))

383

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

364

Rear Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))

354

Front Tyre tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e))

313

Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

283

Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

279

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.0 mm thick (1.1.13 (a))

261

Registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamp(s) (4.7.2 (a))

260

Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

252

Steering headbearing excessively stiff or notchy (2.2.2 (f) (i))

238

Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

209

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

176

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.0 mm thick (1.1.13 (a))

169

Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

168

Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

167

Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

155

Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

154

Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

152

Drive chain worn to excess (6.1.7 (c) (i))

146

Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a))

133

All direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute (4.4.4 (a))

129

Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))

121

Rear Stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

119

Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))

112

Honda Cbr reliability and MOT data