BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Kawasaki ZX 1000 WJF: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZX 1000 WJF years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 92.7% average, from 4,296 DVSA tests.

2019
highest-passing year · 93.7%
2017
lowest-passing year · 91.0%
2.7pp
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: 2019 (93.7% of 395 tests). Lowest: 2017 (91.0% of 355).

90%92%95%2017: 91.0% pass (355 tests)2018: 92.8% pass (3,534 tests)2019: 93.7% pass (395 tests)201720182019
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (92.7%)
2017 355 91.0% -1.7 pp
2018 3,534 92.8% +0.1 pp
2019 395 93.7% +1.0 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 · 2020–2025
91%93%95%2020: 91.7% pass (60 tests)2021: 92.0% pass (861 tests)2022: 92.4% pass (969 tests)2023: 94.1% pass (959 tests)2024: 92.4% pass (712 tests)2025: 92.6% pass (734 tests)20202025

Questions

Which ZX 1000 WJF years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Kawasaki ZX 1000 WJF falls more than two points under the model's 92.7% overall pass rate.
Which ZX 1000 WJF year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2019, at 93.7% of 395 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the ZX 1000 WJF pass rate vary by year?
2.7 percentage points between the highest (2019, 93.7%) and lowest (2017, 91.0%) 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 ZX 1000 WJF reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #344 of 5428 models· other Kawasaki models: ZX-6R, ZX-9R, ZZR600, ER5, ZZ-R1100, ZX