BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ KAWASAKI/ZR 1000 KLF
Model report · 2005–2025

KAWASAKI ZR 1000 KLF

998cc Petrol Class 2
94.8%
first-time pass rate
0.0%
failed outright
5,903
median miles at test
155
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The ZR 1000 KLF's first-time pass rate has risen 5.3 points since 2023, 93.0% to 98.3%.

92%96%100%2023: 93.0% pass (43 tests)2024: 94.1% pass (51 tests)2025: 98.3% pass (58 tests)20232025

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the ZR 1000 KLF beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (BMW R1200, BMW R1150, TRIUMPH SPRINT).

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 ZR 1000 KLF.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (94.1% pass). Weakest: 2020 (94.1%).

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.