Kawasaki ZR750-H1: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZR750-H1 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.3% average, from 2,292 DVSA tests.

2004

highest-passing year · 89.5%

2001

lowest-passing year · 82.4%

7.1pp

spread across 4 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: 2004 (89.5% of 57 tests). Lowest: 2001 (82.4% of 772).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.3%)
2001	772	82.4%	-1.9 pp
2002	1,007	84.4%	+0.1 pp
2003	445	86.5%	+2.2 pp
2004	57	89.5%	+5.2 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 · 2006–2025

Questions

Which ZR750-H1 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki ZR750-H1 falls more than two points under the model's 84.3% overall pass rate.
Which ZR750-H1 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2004, at 89.5% of 57 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2003, 2004.
How much does the ZR750-H1 pass rate vary by year?: 7.1 percentage points between the highest (2004, 89.5%) and lowest (2001, 82.4%) 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.

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