Kawasaki Ex 250 Kaf: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Ex 250 Kaf years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 77.6% average, from 1,637 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 80.8%

2012

lowest-passing year · 75.1%

5.7pp

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: 2011 (80.8% of 650 tests). Lowest: 2012 (75.1% of 201). Years more than two points below the model average: 2010, 2012.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (77.6%)
2010	750	75.2%	-2.4 pp
2011	650	80.8%	+3.2 pp
2012	201	75.1%	-2.5 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

Questions

Which Ex 250 Kaf years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2010, 2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kawasaki Ex 250 Kaf overall (77.6%); the 2012 cohort is lowest at 75.1% from 201 tests.
Which Ex 250 Kaf year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 80.8% of 650 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Ex 250 Kaf pass rate vary by year?: 5.7 percentage points between the highest (2011, 80.8%) and lowest (2012, 75.1%) 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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