Kawasaki ZR 750 NBF: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZR 750 NBF years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.4% average, from 1,415 DVSA tests.

2013

highest-passing year · 91.7%

2011

lowest-passing year · 83.7%

8.0pp

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: 2013 (91.7% of 133 tests). Lowest: 2011 (83.7% of 979).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.4%)
2011	979	83.7%	-1.7 pp
2012	303	88.1%	+2.7 pp
2013	133	91.7%	+6.3 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 NBF years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki ZR 750 NBF falls more than two points under the model's 85.4% overall pass rate.
Which ZR 750 NBF year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2013, at 91.7% of 133 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2012, 2013.
How much does the ZR 750 NBF pass rate vary by year?: 8.0 percentage points between the highest (2013, 91.7%) and lowest (2011, 83.7%) 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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