BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Kawasaki ZR 750 Laf: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZR 750 Laf years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.9% average, from 1,485 DVSA tests.

2009
highest-passing year · 85.4%
2011
lowest-passing year · 77.5%
7.9pp
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: 2009 (85.4% of 82 tests). Lowest: 2011 (77.5% of 138). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011.

76%81%87%2009: 85.4% pass (82 tests)2010: 83.2% pass (1,222 tests)2011: 77.5% pass (138 tests)200920102011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (82.9%)
2009 82 85.4% +2.5 pp
2010 1,222 83.2% +0.3 pp
2011 138 77.5% -5.4 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 · 2013–2025
73%84%94%2013: 83.3% pass (156 tests)2014: 78.8% pass (156 tests)2015: 81.8% pass (148 tests)2016: 79.6% pass (147 tests)2017: 90.6% pass (138 tests)2018: 83.0% pass (106 tests)2019: 84.2% pass (101 tests)2020: 80.0% pass (85 tests)2021: 82.7% pass (104 tests)2022: 76.8% pass (99 tests)2023: 85.4% pass (96 tests)2024: 87.9% pass (66 tests)2025: 89.2% pass (74 tests)20132025

Questions

Which ZR 750 Laf years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kawasaki ZR 750 Laf overall (82.9%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 77.5% from 138 tests.
Which ZR 750 Laf year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2009, at 85.4% of 82 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the ZR 750 Laf pass rate vary by year?
7.9 percentage points between the highest (2009, 85.4%) and lowest (2011, 77.5%) 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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