Kawasaki ZX1200-C1H: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZX1200-C1H years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.4% average, from 2,340 DVSA tests.

2003

highest-passing year · 89.8%

2005

lowest-passing year · 81.8%

8.0pp

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: 2003 (89.8% of 521 tests). Lowest: 2005 (81.8% of 88). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004, 2005.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.4%)
2002	1,214	86.3%	-0.1 pp
2003	521	89.8%	+3.4 pp
2004	515	84.1%	-2.3 pp
2005	88	81.8%	-4.6 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 ZX1200-C1H years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2004, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kawasaki ZX1200-C1H overall (86.4%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 81.8% from 88 tests.
Which ZX1200-C1H year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2003, at 89.8% of 521 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the ZX1200-C1H pass rate vary by year?: 8.0 percentage points between the highest (2003, 89.8%) and lowest (2005, 81.8%) 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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