Kawasaki Kle 650 CBF: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Kle 650 CBF years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.9% average, from 1,694 DVSA tests.

2013

highest-passing year · 90.9%

2011

lowest-passing year · 87.2%

3.7pp

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: 2013 (90.9% of 186 tests). Lowest: 2011 (87.2% of 869).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.9%)
2011	869	87.2%	-1.7 pp
2012	633	90.8%	+1.9 pp
2013	186	90.9%	+2.0 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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which Kle 650 CBF years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki Kle 650 CBF falls more than two points under the model's 88.9% overall pass rate.
Which Kle 650 CBF year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2013, at 90.9% of 186 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Kle 650 CBF pass rate vary by year?: 3.7 percentage points between the highest (2013, 90.9%) and lowest (2011, 87.2%) 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.

Full report: Kawasaki Kle 650 CBF reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1305 of 5428 models· other Kawasaki models: ZX-6R, ZX-9R, ZZR600, ER5, ZZ-R1100, ZX