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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Kawasaki ZZ-R1100: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZZ-R1100 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.8% average, from 39,662 DVSA tests.

2001
highest-passing year · 87.8%
1990
lowest-passing year · 76.7%
11.1pp
spread across 15 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: 2001 (87.8% of 829 tests). Lowest: 1990 (76.7% of 2,789). Years more than two points below the model average: 1971, 1990, 1991, 1992.

74%82%90%1971: 78.4% pass (88 tests)1990: 76.7% pass (2,789 tests)1991: 77.0% pass (3,036 tests)1992: 78.3% pass (2,314 tests)1993: 79.8% pass (5,543 tests)1994: 78.9% pass (3,486 tests)1995: 81.6% pass (3,515 tests)1996: 81.4% pass (2,251 tests)1997: 82.9% pass (4,029 tests)1998: 81.5% pass (4,632 tests)1999: 83.0% pass (5,018 tests)2000: 85.0% pass (1,735 tests)2001: 87.8% pass (829 tests)2002: 79.9% pass (298 tests)2003: 82.7% pass (52 tests)197119962003
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (80.8%)
1971 88 78.4% -2.4 pp
1990 2,789 76.7% -4.1 pp
1991 3,036 77.0% -3.8 pp
1992 2,314 78.3% -2.5 pp
1993 5,543 79.8% -1.0 pp
1994 3,486 78.9% -1.9 pp
1995 3,515 81.6% +0.8 pp
1996 2,251 81.4% +0.6 pp
1997 4,029 82.9% +2.1 pp
1998 4,632 81.5% +0.7 pp
1999 5,018 83.0% +2.2 pp
2000 1,735 85.0% +4.2 pp
2001 829 87.8% +7.0 pp
2002 298 79.9% -0.9 pp
2003 52 82.7% +1.9 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 · 2005–2025
75%83%90%2005: 81.6% pass (559 tests)2006: 81.3% pass (3,516 tests)2007: 81.9% pass (3,253 tests)2008: 78.7% pass (3,069 tests)2009: 77.5% pass (2,996 tests)2010: 78.3% pass (2,782 tests)2011: 78.4% pass (2,683 tests)2012: 79.3% pass (2,383 tests)2013: 79.9% pass (2,295 tests)2014: 79.7% pass (2,165 tests)2015: 80.8% pass (2,052 tests)2016: 82.1% pass (1,869 tests)2017: 82.2% pass (1,747 tests)2018: 81.4% pass (1,251 tests)2019: 82.2% pass (1,212 tests)2020: 83.0% pass (959 tests)2021: 83.2% pass (1,225 tests)2022: 83.9% pass (1,104 tests)2023: 86.7% pass (1,029 tests)2024: 87.8% pass (753 tests)2025: 86.7% pass (760 tests)20052025

Questions

Which ZZ-R1100 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1971, 1990, 1991, 1992 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kawasaki ZZ-R1100 overall (80.8%); the 1990 cohort is lowest at 76.7% from 2,789 tests.
Which ZZ-R1100 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2001, at 87.8% of 829 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001.
How much does the ZZ-R1100 pass rate vary by year?
11.1 percentage points between the highest (2001, 87.8%) and lowest (1990, 76.7%) 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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