Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Kawasaki VN800: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which VN800 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.1% average, from 23,590 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2007 (90.4% of 281 tests). Lowest: 1995 (81.2% of 1,317). Years more than two points below the model average: 1995, 1996.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (84.1%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,317 | 81.2% | -2.9 pp |
| 1996 | 2,617 | 81.8% | -2.3 pp |
| 1997 | 2,843 | 83.0% | -1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2,264 | 83.5% | -0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 2,333 | 82.7% | -1.4 pp |
| 2000 | 1,559 | 85.8% | +1.7 pp |
| 2001 | 2,446 | 84.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 2,059 | 87.5% | +3.4 pp |
| 2003 | 2,558 | 83.7% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 1,096 | 85.6% | +1.5 pp |
| 2005 | 1,454 | 87.3% | +3.2 pp |
| 2006 | 454 | 84.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 281 | 90.4% | +6.3 pp |
| 2008 | 104 | 88.5% | +4.4 pp |
| 2009 | 83 | 88.0% | +3.9 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
Questions
- Which VN800 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1995, 1996 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kawasaki VN800 overall (84.1%); the 1995 cohort is lowest at 81.2% from 1,317 tests.
- Which VN800 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2007, at 90.4% of 281 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009.
- How much does the VN800 pass rate vary by year?
- 9.2 percentage points between the highest (2007, 90.4%) and lowest (1995, 81.2%) 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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