Kawasaki ZX 1000 WKF: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZX 1000 WKF years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 92.8% average, from 3,398 DVSA tests.

2018

highest-passing year · 95.3%

2019

lowest-passing year · 92.5%

2.8pp

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: 2018 (95.3% of 425 tests). Lowest: 2019 (92.5% of 2,621).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (92.8%)
2018	425	95.3%	+2.5 pp
2019	2,621	92.5%	-0.3 pp
2020	334	92.5%	-0.3 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 · 2021–2025

Questions

Which ZX 1000 WKF years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki ZX 1000 WKF falls more than two points under the model's 92.8% overall pass rate.
Which ZX 1000 WKF year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2018, at 95.3% of 425 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the ZX 1000 WKF pass rate vary by year?: 2.8 percentage points between the highest (2018, 95.3%) and lowest (2019, 92.5%) 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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