BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ KAWASAKI/SC 300 CKFA
Model report · 2005–2025

KAWASAKI SC 300 CKFA

299cc Petrol Class 2
92.2%
first-time pass rate
6.9%
failed outright
5,792
median miles at test
116
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The SC 300 CKFA's first-time pass rate has fallen 1.4 points since 2023, 94.7% to 93.3%.

92%94%96%2023: 94.7% pass (38 tests)2024: 93.3% pass (30 tests)2025: 93.3% pass (30 tests)20232025

What fails on a SC 300 CKFA

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
tyres
6 40
brakes
5 33.3
steering
3 20
lamps and reflectors
1 6.7

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the SC 300 CKFA beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (SUZUKI AN400, YAMAHA RD350, YAMAHA YP250).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the SC 300 CKFA.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2020 (96.4% pass). Weakest: 2019 (88.5%).

87%92%98%2019: 88.5% pass (61 tests)2020: 96.4% pass (55 tests)20192020

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.