Kawasaki Er 650 A7F: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Er 650 A7F years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.3% average, from 2,479 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 91.3%

2007

lowest-passing year · 80.3%

11.0pp

spread across 3 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: 2006 (91.3% of 69 tests). Lowest: 2007 (80.3% of 1,599).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (81.3%)
2006	69	91.3%	+10.0 pp
2007	1,599	80.3%	-1.0 pp
2008	785	81.9%	+0.6 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

Questions

Which Er 650 A7F years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki Er 650 A7F falls more than two points under the model's 81.3% overall pass rate.
Which Er 650 A7F year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 91.3% of 69 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Er 650 A7F pass rate vary by year?: 11.0 percentage points between the highest (2006, 91.3%) and lowest (2007, 80.3%) 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.

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