Kawasaki VN 1600 D6F Classic Tour: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VN 1600 D6F Classic Tour years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.9% average, from 1,010 DVSA tests.

2005

highest-passing year · 94.2%

2007

lowest-passing year · 88.2%

6.0pp

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: 2005 (94.2% of 69 tests). Lowest: 2007 (88.2% of 456).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.9%)
2005	69	94.2%	+4.3 pp
2006	294	89.8%	-0.1 pp
2007	456	88.2%	-1.7 pp
2008	185	93.0%	+3.1 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 · 2010–2025

Questions

Which VN 1600 D6F Classic Tour years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki VN 1600 D6F Classic Tour falls more than two points under the model's 89.9% overall pass rate.
Which VN 1600 D6F Classic Tour year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2005, at 94.2% of 69 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2005, 2008.
How much does the VN 1600 D6F Classic Tour pass rate vary by year?: 6.0 percentage points between the highest (2005, 94.2%) and lowest (2007, 88.2%) 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.

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