Kawasaki VN 900 B8F Classic: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VN 900 B8F Classic years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.5% average, from 2,287 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 90.4%

2008

lowest-passing year · 86.9%

3.5pp

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: 2009 (90.4% of 334 tests). Lowest: 2008 (86.9% of 1,704).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.5%)
2007	227	89.0%	+1.5 pp
2008	1,704	86.9%	-0.6 pp
2009	334	90.4%	+2.9 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 · 2011–2025

Questions

Which VN 900 B8F Classic years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki VN 900 B8F Classic falls more than two points under the model's 87.5% overall pass rate.
Which VN 900 B8F Classic year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 90.4% of 334 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VN 900 B8F Classic pass rate vary by year?: 3.5 percentage points between the highest (2009, 90.4%) and lowest (2008, 86.9%) 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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