Kawasaki ZR 750 LBF: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZR 750 LBF years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.2% average, from 661 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 90.3%

2012

lowest-passing year · 84.2%

6.1pp

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: 2010 (90.3% of 62 tests). Lowest: 2012 (84.2% of 259).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.2%)
2010	62	90.3%	+4.1 pp
2011	319	87.1%	+0.9 pp
2012	259	84.2%	-2.0 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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which ZR 750 LBF years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki ZR 750 LBF falls more than two points under the model's 86.2% overall pass rate.
Which ZR 750 LBF year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 90.3% of 62 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the ZR 750 LBF pass rate vary by year?: 6.1 percentage points between the highest (2010, 90.3%) and lowest (2012, 84.2%) 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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