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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Kawasaki ZZR600: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which ZZR600 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.0% average, from 53,666 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 91.2%
1990
lowest-passing year · 71.5%
19.7pp
spread across 19 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 (91.2% of 137 tests). Lowest: 1990 (71.5% of 3,500). Years more than two points below the model average: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995.

68%81%95%1990: 71.5% pass (3,500 tests)1991: 74.2% pass (2,739 tests)1992: 73.6% pass (2,014 tests)1993: 74.9% pass (5,255 tests)1994: 77.3% pass (4,057 tests)1995: 75.5% pass (2,355 tests)1996: 77.7% pass (2,916 tests)1997: 79.1% pass (4,123 tests)1998: 79.1% pass (5,824 tests)1999: 82.5% pass (6,203 tests)2000: 81.9% pass (3,453 tests)2001: 81.6% pass (3,455 tests)2002: 82.9% pass (2,804 tests)2003: 86.4% pass (2,230 tests)2004: 85.5% pass (1,348 tests)2005: 88.0% pass (617 tests)2006: 83.3% pass (270 tests)2007: 89.0% pass (292 tests)2008: 91.2% pass (137 tests)199019992008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (79.0%)
1990 3,500 71.5% -7.5 pp
1991 2,739 74.2% -4.8 pp
1992 2,014 73.6% -5.4 pp
1993 5,255 74.9% -4.1 pp
1994 4,057 77.3% -1.7 pp
1995 2,355 75.5% -3.5 pp
1996 2,916 77.7% -1.3 pp
1997 4,123 79.1% +0.1 pp
1998 5,824 79.1% +0.1 pp
1999 6,203 82.5% +3.5 pp
2000 3,453 81.9% +2.9 pp
2001 3,455 81.6% +2.6 pp
2002 2,804 82.9% +3.9 pp
2003 2,230 86.4% +7.4 pp
2004 1,348 85.5% +6.5 pp
2005 617 88.0% +9.0 pp
2006 270 83.3% +4.3 pp
2007 292 89.0% +10.0 pp
2008 137 91.2% +12.2 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%80%84%2005: 80.7% pass (818 tests)2006: 80.8% pass (4,801 tests)2007: 80.7% pass (4,531 tests)2008: 78.3% pass (4,305 tests)2009: 76.5% pass (4,128 tests)2010: 77.5% pass (3,877 tests)2011: 77.7% pass (3,721 tests)2012: 77.4% pass (3,404 tests)2013: 77.9% pass (3,216 tests)2014: 77.7% pass (2,965 tests)2015: 80.4% pass (2,760 tests)2016: 77.9% pass (2,537 tests)2017: 78.8% pass (2,229 tests)2018: 79.8% pass (1,559 tests)2019: 78.5% pass (1,489 tests)2020: 80.4% pass (1,212 tests)2021: 79.7% pass (1,548 tests)2022: 81.8% pass (1,424 tests)2023: 81.0% pass (1,302 tests)2024: 82.6% pass (918 tests)2025: 82.4% pass (922 tests)20052025

Questions

Which ZZR600 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 registered examples pass first time less often than the Kawasaki ZZR600 overall (79.0%); the 1990 cohort is lowest at 71.5% from 3,500 tests.
Which ZZR600 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 91.2% of 137 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.
How much does the ZZR600 pass rate vary by year?
19.7 percentage points between the highest (2008, 91.2%) and lowest (1990, 71.5%) 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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