BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Kawasaki ZR 750 K6F: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZR 750 K6F years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.4% average, from 3,954 DVSA tests.

2006
highest-passing year · 84.4%
2006
lowest-passing year · 84.4%
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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: 2006 (84.4% of 2,499 tests). Lowest: 2006 (84.4% of 2,499).

84%84%85%2005: 84.4% pass (179 tests)2006: 84.4% pass (2,499 tests)2007: 84.4% pass (1,250 tests)200520062007
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (84.4%)
2005 179 84.4% +0.0 pp
2006 2,499 84.4% +0.0 pp
2007 1,250 84.4% +0.0 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 · 2009–2025
76%84%93%2009: 83.5% pass (218 tests)2010: 90.1% pass (304 tests)2011: 85.6% pass (312 tests)2012: 86.6% pass (306 tests)2013: 85.9% pass (290 tests)2014: 85.6% pass (299 tests)2015: 81.7% pass (273 tests)2016: 83.2% pass (268 tests)2017: 85.4% pass (261 tests)2018: 85.6% pass (195 tests)2019: 81.5% pass (173 tests)2020: 80.1% pass (161 tests)2021: 81.0% pass (210 tests)2022: 78.7% pass (207 tests)2023: 86.8% pass (189 tests)2024: 80.3% pass (132 tests)2025: 84.5% pass (142 tests)20092025

Questions

Which ZR 750 K6F years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Kawasaki ZR 750 K6F falls more than two points under the model's 84.4% overall pass rate.
Which ZR 750 K6F year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2006, at 84.4% of 2,499 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the ZR 750 K6F pass rate vary by year?
0.0 percentage points between the highest (2006, 84.4%) and lowest (2006, 84.4%) 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.

Full report: Kawasaki ZR 750 K6F reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #2639 of 5428 models· other Kawasaki models: ZX-6R, ZX-9R, ZZR600, ER5, ZZ-R1100, ZX