Husqvarna 610 Te vs Kawasaki ZX-6R

The Kawasaki ZX-6R passes its MOT first time more often than the Husqvarna 610 Te: 78.1% vs 71.5%, a 6.6-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Husqvarna 610 Te	Kawasaki ZX-6R
First-time pass rate	71.5%	78.1%
Outright fail rate	16.8%	14.0%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-14.4 pts	-5.8 pts
Engine size	577cc	599cc
Rank among all models	#4614 of 5428	#3895 of 5428
Median miles at test	9,527	19,446
MOT tests analysed	333	173,956
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.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	Husqvarna 610 Te	Kawasaki ZX-6R
2006	62.9%	82.8%
2007	80.0%	81.0%
2008	64.5%	78.4%
2009	56.7%	76.6%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Husqvarna 610 Te	Kawasaki ZX-6R
0k-10k miles	68.9%	86.1%
10k-20k miles	74.3%	80.6%
20k-30k miles	76.9%	75.4%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

HUSQVARNA 610 TE 71.5% pass · 333 tests KAWASAKI ZX-6R 78.1% pass · 174k tests

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