BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Kawasaki KLX 125 Caf: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which KLX 125 Caf years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 59.4% average, from 705 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 62.8%
2011
lowest-passing year · 56.3%
6.5pp
spread across 4 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 (62.8% of 121 tests). Lowest: 2011 (56.3% of 167). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011.

55%60%64%2010: 58.9% pass (175 tests)2011: 56.3% pass (167 tests)2012: 60.4% pass (240 tests)2013: 62.8% pass (121 tests)201020122013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (59.4%)
2010 175 58.9% -0.5 pp
2011 167 56.3% -3.1 pp
2012 240 60.4% +1.0 pp
2013 121 62.8% +3.4 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 · 2013–2024
40%56%73%2013: 60.6% pass (33 tests)2014: 59.1% pass (66 tests)2015: 60.9% pass (92 tests)2016: 61.2% pass (116 tests)2017: 61.7% pass (81 tests)2018: 67.4% pass (43 tests)2019: 58.1% pass (43 tests)2020: 62.5% pass (40 tests)2021: 54.0% pass (50 tests)2022: 53.1% pass (49 tests)2023: 61.8% pass (34 tests)2024: 45.2% pass (31 tests)20132024

Questions

Which KLX 125 Caf years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kawasaki KLX 125 Caf overall (59.4%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 56.3% from 167 tests.
Which KLX 125 Caf year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 62.8% of 121 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the KLX 125 Caf pass rate vary by year?
6.5 percentage points between the highest (2013, 62.8%) and lowest (2011, 56.3%) 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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