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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Kawasaki ZZR: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZZR years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.2% average, from 5,103 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 94.1%
1991
lowest-passing year · 70.2%
23.9pp
spread across 20 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 (94.1% of 119 tests). Lowest: 1991 (70.2% of 302). Years more than two points below the model average: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998.

65%82%99%1990: 77.4% pass (562 tests)1991: 70.2% pass (302 tests)1992: 75.9% pass (410 tests)1993: 76.9% pass (350 tests)1994: 80.8% pass (635 tests)1995: 80.4% pass (596 tests)1996: 77.9% pass (443 tests)1997: 75.2% pass (149 tests)1998: 74.0% pass (192 tests)1999: 81.6% pass (103 tests)2000: 90.7% pass (54 tests)2001: 83.1% pass (189 tests)2002: 84.2% pass (101 tests)2003: 80.6% pass (62 tests)2006: 90.0% pass (130 tests)2007: 86.7% pass (218 tests)2008: 94.1% pass (119 tests)2009: 91.6% pass (119 tests)2010: 92.3% pass (130 tests)2011: 85.5% pass (124 tests)199020002011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (80.2%)
1990 562 77.4% -2.8 pp
1991 302 70.2% -10.0 pp
1992 410 75.9% -4.3 pp
1993 350 76.9% -3.3 pp
1994 635 80.8% +0.6 pp
1995 596 80.4% +0.2 pp
1996 443 77.9% -2.3 pp
1997 149 75.2% -5.0 pp
1998 192 74.0% -6.2 pp
1999 103 81.6% +1.4 pp
2000 54 90.7% +10.5 pp
2001 189 83.1% +2.9 pp
2002 101 84.2% +4.0 pp
2003 62 80.6% +0.4 pp
2006 130 90.0% +9.8 pp
2007 218 86.7% +6.5 pp
2008 119 94.1% +13.9 pp
2009 119 91.6% +11.4 pp
2010 130 92.3% +12.1 pp
2011 124 85.5% +5.3 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 · 2005–2025
69%82%94%2005: 83.8% pass (68 tests)2006: 79.4% pass (373 tests)2007: 79.7% pass (335 tests)2008: 80.5% pass (308 tests)2009: 73.3% pass (311 tests)2010: 74.8% pass (305 tests)2011: 77.5% pass (315 tests)2012: 83.0% pass (330 tests)2013: 77.4% pass (359 tests)2014: 81.1% pass (354 tests)2015: 80.4% pass (332 tests)2016: 83.4% pass (289 tests)2017: 75.1% pass (233 tests)2018: 83.6% pass (189 tests)2019: 78.6% pass (168 tests)2020: 82.1% pass (140 tests)2021: 89.7% pass (174 tests)2022: 85.1% pass (161 tests)2023: 82.3% pass (147 tests)2024: 86.0% pass (100 tests)2025: 85.7% pass (112 tests)20052025

Questions

Which ZZR years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kawasaki ZZR overall (80.2%); the 1991 cohort is lowest at 70.2% from 302 tests.
Which ZZR year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 94.1% of 119 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
How much does the ZZR pass rate vary by year?
23.9 percentage points between the highest (2008, 94.1%) and lowest (1991, 70.2%) 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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