Kawasaki ZX 600 P7F: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZX 600 P7F years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.3% average, from 6,628 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 80.4%

2009

lowest-passing year · 78.3%

2.1pp

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: 2008 (80.4% of 1,467 tests). Lowest: 2009 (78.3% of 69).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (80.3%)
2007	5,092	80.3%	+0.0 pp
2008	1,467	80.4%	+0.1 pp
2009	69	78.3%	-2.0 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 · 2010–2025

Questions

Which ZX 600 P7F years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Kawasaki ZX 600 P7F falls more than two points under the model's 80.3% overall pass rate.
Which ZX 600 P7F year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 80.4% of 1,467 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the ZX 600 P7F pass rate vary by year?: 2.1 percentage points between the highest (2008, 80.4%) and lowest (2009, 78.3%) 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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