Kawasaki Ex 650 KJF: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Ex 650 KJF years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.0% average, from 980 DVSA tests.

2019

highest-passing year · 91.0%

2018

lowest-passing year · 89.9%

1.1pp

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: 2019 (91.0% of 100 tests). Lowest: 2018 (89.9% of 681).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.0%)
2017	199	89.9%	-0.1 pp
2018	681	89.9%	-0.1 pp
2019	100	91.0%	+1.0 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 · 2020–2025

Questions

Which Ex 650 KJF years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki Ex 650 KJF falls more than two points under the model's 90.0% overall pass rate.
Which Ex 650 KJF year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2019, at 91.0% of 100 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Ex 650 KJF pass rate vary by year?: 1.1 percentage points between the highest (2019, 91.0%) and lowest (2018, 89.9%) 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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