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Cbr600f

5,836 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Cbr600fs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 8.8 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

84.5%

Pass-after-fix

5.3%

Fail

10.0%

Avg miles

30,645

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Cbr600f: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 5,836 MOT tests, the Cbr600f returns 84.5% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a non-functioning shock absorber. Tyre tread under the limit and rate of flashing not between 60 round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 30,645, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely

    115 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  2. 02

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    84 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  3. 03

    Rate of flashing not between 60 and 120 times per minute

    60 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  4. 04

    Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution

    51 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  5. 05

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    50 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  6. 06

    Brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm

    47 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  7. 07

    A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    40 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  8. 08

    A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely which could cause sudden deflation of the tyre

    38 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  9. 09

    Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake

    37 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  10. 10

    Exhaust system leaking or insecure

    33 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 2 failures

£68–£130

If every one of this Cbr600f's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Buying or keeping a Cbr600f?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Cbr600f and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.