Kawasaki Kle 650 Caf: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Kle 650 Caf years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.3% average, from 2,679 DVSA tests.

2012

highest-passing year · 90.8%

2010

lowest-passing year · 85.9%

4.9pp

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: 2012 (90.8% of 109 tests). Lowest: 2010 (85.9% of 1,985).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.3%)
2010	1,985	85.9%	-0.4 pp
2011	573	87.1%	+0.8 pp
2012	109	90.8%	+4.5 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 Kle 650 Caf years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki Kle 650 Caf falls more than two points under the model's 86.3% overall pass rate.
Which Kle 650 Caf year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2012, at 90.8% of 109 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Kle 650 Caf pass rate vary by year?: 4.9 percentage points between the highest (2012, 90.8%) and lowest (2010, 85.9%) 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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