Kawasaki VN 900 CBF Custom: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VN 900 CBF Custom years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.1% average, from 550 DVSA tests.

2012

highest-passing year · 88.0%

2011

lowest-passing year · 84.1%

3.9pp

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: 2012 (88.0% of 142 tests). Lowest: 2011 (84.1% of 251).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.1%)
2011	251	84.1%	-1.0 pp
2012	142	88.0%	+2.9 pp
2013	157	84.1%	-1.0 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 · 2015–2025

Questions

Which VN 900 CBF Custom years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki VN 900 CBF Custom falls more than two points under the model's 85.1% overall pass rate.
Which VN 900 CBF Custom year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2012, at 88.0% of 142 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VN 900 CBF Custom pass rate vary by year?: 3.9 percentage points between the highest (2012, 88.0%) and lowest (2011, 84.1%) 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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