Husqvarna Te 449 vs Kawasaki ER5

The Husqvarna Te 449 passes its MOT first time more often than the Kawasaki ER5: 82.0% vs 77.4%, a 4.6-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Husqvarna Te 449	Kawasaki ER5
First-time pass rate	82.0%	77.4%
Outright fail rate	10.4%	14.2%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-7.1 pts	-6.2 pts
Engine size	450cc	498cc
Rank among all models	#3181 of 5428	#3999 of 5428
Median miles at test	2,319	21,259
MOT tests analysed	250	53,115
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	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.

"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.

HUSQVARNA TE 449 82.0% pass · 250 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.