HONDA VT750C vs KAWASAKI ZX-6R

The HONDA VT750C passes its MOT first time more often than the KAWASAKI ZX-6R — 86.8% vs 78.1%, a 8.7-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	HONDA VT750C	KAWASAKI ZX-6R
First-time pass rate	86.8%	78.1%
Outright fail rate	7.2%	14.0%
Median miles at test	11,837	19,446
MOT tests analysed	9,552	173,953
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	lighting and signalling

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

HONDA VT750C 86.8% pass · 9,552 tests KAWASAKI ZX-6R 78.1% pass · 174k tests

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