BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ KAWASAKI/ZX 1002 CJF
Model report · 2005–2025

KAWASAKI ZX 1002 CJF

998cc Petrol Class 2
92.5%
first-time pass rate
1.8%
failed outright
5,118
median miles at test
226
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2022–2025

The ZX 1002 CJF's first-time pass rate has risen 8.6 points since 2022, 87.8% to 96.4%.

85%93%100%2022: 87.8% pass (49 tests)2023: 98.2% pass (55 tests)2024: 90.5% pass (42 tests)2025: 96.4% pass (56 tests)20222025

What fails on a ZX 1002 CJF

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
3 75
Identification of the vehicle
1 25

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the ZX 1002 CJF beats 3 of its 4 closest rivals (BMW R1200, BMW R1150, TRIUMPH SPRINT).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the ZX 1002 CJF.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2018 (91.6% pass). Weakest: 2019 (90.9%).

90%91%92%2018: 91.6% pass (95 tests)2019: 90.9% pass (88 tests)20182019

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.