BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Kawasaki Er 650 Caf: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Er 650 Caf years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.0% average, from 1,933 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 86.2%
2012
lowest-passing year · 81.1%
5.1pp
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: 2010 (86.2% of 1,205 tests). Lowest: 2012 (81.1% of 53). Years more than two points below the model average: 2012.

80%84%87%2010: 86.2% pass (1,205 tests)2011: 83.3% pass (651 tests)2012: 81.1% pass (53 tests)201020112012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (85.0%)
2010 1,205 86.2% +1.2 pp
2011 651 83.3% -1.7 pp
2012 53 81.1% -3.9 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 · 2013–2025
76%86%96%2013: 92.4% pass (132 tests)2014: 86.3% pass (212 tests)2015: 88.1% pass (210 tests)2016: 85.8% pass (204 tests)2017: 82.9% pass (193 tests)2018: 86.0% pass (136 tests)2019: 79.4% pass (136 tests)2020: 84.1% pass (113 tests)2021: 85.1% pass (134 tests)2022: 84.0% pass (144 tests)2023: 86.0% pass (129 tests)2024: 81.1% pass (95 tests)2025: 80.4% pass (92 tests)20132025

Questions

Which Er 650 Caf years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kawasaki Er 650 Caf overall (85.0%); the 2012 cohort is lowest at 81.1% from 53 tests.
Which Er 650 Caf year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 86.2% of 1,205 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Er 650 Caf pass rate vary by year?
5.1 percentage points between the highest (2010, 86.2%) and lowest (2012, 81.1%) 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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