Kawasaki Ej 800 BKF Street vs Triumph Sprint

The Kawasaki Ej 800 BKF Street passes its MOT first time more often than the Triumph Sprint: 95.7% vs 85.6%, a 10.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Kawasaki Ej 800 BKF Street	Triumph Sprint
First-time pass rate	95.7%	85.6%
Outright fail rate	2.3%	8.8%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+6.3 pts	+1.8 pts
Engine size	773cc	955cc
Rank among all models	#41 of 5428	#2333 of 5428
Median miles at test	3,784	20,615
MOT tests analysed	258	132,827
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.

Pass rate by test year

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

Test year	Kawasaki Ej 800 BKF Street	Triumph Sprint
2022	100.0%	85.9%
2023	96.6%	86.4%
2024	94.4%	86.8%
2025	94.3%	86.8%

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

KAWASAKI EJ 800 BKF STREET 95.7% pass · 258 tests TRIUMPH SPRINT 85.6% pass · 133k tests

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