HONDA XR400 vs KAWASAKI ER5

The HONDA XR400 passes its MOT first time more often than the KAWASAKI ER5 — 78.5% vs 77.4%, a 1.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	HONDA XR400	KAWASAKI ER5
First-time pass rate	78.5%	77.4%
Outright fail rate	11.7%	14.2%
Median miles at test	7,203	21,259
MOT tests analysed	13,268	53,115
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	brakes

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 XR400 78.5% pass · 13.3k tests KAWASAKI ER5 77.4% pass · 53.1k tests

See each bike's full report — trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals — on its own page.