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Kawasaki MOT pass rates and common failures

Kawasaki motorcycles pass the MOT 87.25% of the time across 80,511 tests. 0.4 points above the all-motorcycle average of 86.87%.

Pass rate 87.25% 70,247 of 80,511 passed
Models with a page 87 min. 200 tests each
Fixed at the station 5.37% passed after an on-the-spot repair
Average mileage at test 19,363 miles on the clock
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Every Kawasaki model

Sorted by sample size. The bigger the number of tests, the more the pass rate can be trusted.

Model Tests Pass rate   Avg mileage
ZX-6R · 599-636cc 4,510 81.62% 26,019
ZX 899-1199cc · 899-1199cc 2,604 90.44% 17,862
ZX-9R · 899cc 2,123 82.34% 30,432
ZR · 904cc 1,458 87.38% 15,208
ER6 · 648cc 1,129 78.83% 23,663
ZZR600 · 598cc 1,050 82.86% 30,074
EX 649cc · 649-650cc 1,028 86.19% 16,639
ZX 1352-1441cc · 1352-1441cc 1,014 90.73% 19,713
ZX-12R · 1,194cc 953 87.09% 29,434
ER · 583cc 946 86.36% 17,366
ZX 1000 WKF · 1,043cc 929 92.68% 11,872
ER5 · 498cc 901 80.24% 28,322
ZX 1000 WJF · 1,043cc 877 92.02% 14,317
VN800 · 805cc 844 84.48% 22,950
Z1000 · 971cc 775 86.06% 23,154
ZZ-R1100 · 1,053cc 752 87.63% 35,691
ZX-10R · 998cc 747 87.68% 23,158
KLZ · 1,043cc 737 86.97% 22,928
ZX 1000 WHF · 1,043cc 706 93.2% 16,032
KLE · 647cc 696 87.93% 21,300
W650 · 675cc 654 91.9% 22,450
ZRX1100 · 1,052cc 594 90.91% 31,801
ZX-7R · 749cc 585 86.32% 26,357
ZR 900 CJFB · 948cc 559 95.89% 8,158
VN · 1,014cc 543 86.37% 14,723
ZR 900 BHF · 948cc 493 90.06% 12,528
EN · 647cc 450 86.44% 13,199
ZX 1002 KLF · 1,043cc 436 94.27% 10,844
ER 650 HKF · 649cc 430 90.93% 12,805
Z750 · 748cc 428 83.64% 24,593
ZX 1002 KLFA · 1,043cc 424 93.87% 12,440
ZRX1200R · 1,166cc 418 93.3% 25,879
ZX 1002 KMFAN · 1,043cc 411 95.38% 9,268
ZX 1002 KNSAN · 1,043cc 391 94.63% 7,908
ZR 900 FMF NN · 948cc 385 89.61% 6,795
ZX 1002 BJF SX SE · 998cc 383 93.99% 13,886
ER 650 HHF · 649cc 378 93.39% 14,653
ZR 900 BKF · 948cc 363 90.63% 9,417
ZR 900 FLF · 948cc 349 92.84% 8,293
GPZ500S · 498cc 343 85.13% 25,491
ZR-7 · 738cc 342 79.24% 27,029
EX 650 KKFA · 649cc 333 90.39% 9,516
ER 650 HJF · 649cc 321 89.41% 13,737
ZZR1400 · 1,387cc 319 89.34% 28,714
ZR 900 BJF · 948cc 316 89.56% 11,182
VN1500 · 1,475cc 308 83.77% 25,861
ZR 900 EJF CAFE · 948cc 308 93.83% 7,654
EJ · 772cc 307 94.79% 10,092
EX 296cc · 296-305cc 300 81.67% 12,840
ZG · 1,353cc 295 92.2% 26,289
ZR 900 CKFB · 948cc 291 96.22% 6,970
KLE 650 FMFNN · 649cc 289 91% 8,806
ZR 900 KMFBB · 948cc 285 95.79% 5,205
GPZ900R · 908cc 282 88.3% 36,343
BR 125 KKFA · 125cc 273 76.92% 10,488
BX 125 AKFA · 125cc 270 71.85% 12,830
SC · 244cc 262 88.17% 16,429
EX 650 MLFA · 649cc 254 87.01% 8,146
ZR 900 CLFB · 948cc 249 93.57% 6,751
EX 650 MMFAN · 649cc 248 91.94% 6,827
ZX 600 P7F · 599cc 247 78.14% 20,892
KMX125 · 124cc 245 74.69% 16,325
ZX 1400 DAF · 1,352cc 244 85.25% 27,847
KLZ 1000 BHF · 1,043cc 242 94.21% 18,974
ZEPHYR 750 · 738cc 241 85.06% 26,993
KLE 650 FKF · 649cc 240 91.25% 13,167
KLZ 1000 DKF SE · 1,043cc 233 90.99% 13,527
VN1600 · 1,563cc 233 89.7% 25,958
VN900 · 897cc 228 86.4% 20,873
ZX 1400 FCF · 1,441cc 228 94.74% 24,107
ZR 1000 A1H · 954cc 223 84.75% 26,289
EX 650 KHFA KRT EDITION · 649cc 223 85.65% 13,442
ZX 636 C6F · 636cc 223 85.65% 24,064
ZXR400 · 398cc 221 88.69% 24,177
GT550 · 553cc 216 81.48% 35,320
ER 650 KLFA · 649cc 214 90.19% 9,723
EN 650 DLFA · 649cc 212 90.57% 8,626
KLE 650 A7F · 649cc 212 81.13% 29,888
KLE500 · 498cc 212 86.32% 23,085
EX 650 KHF · 649cc 210 89.52% 13,078
ZX 600 P8F · 599cc 209 84.21% 19,884
ZRX1200S · 1,165cc 205 91.22% 29,260
KLX · 216cc 204 79.9% 7,680
ZX6R · 604cc 203 79.8% 27,555
EX 650 KJFA KRT EDITION · 649cc 200 87.5% 11,336
EN 650 JMFAN · 649cc 200 91.5% 6,121
ZEPHYR 550 · 553cc 200 90.5% 25,244

Why Kawasaki motorcycles fail the MOT

Share of failed Kawasaki tests where this item was recorded.

# Item Of failures   Tests
1 Not working 20.2% 1,200
2 Missing 12.4% 735
3 Tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm 8.5% 503
4 Has a serious fluid leak 7.7% 459
5 Does not conform to the specified requirements 5.7% 340
6 Excessively binding 5.2% 311
7 Does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls 4.2% 249
8 Insecure 3.6% 212

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Compare with other makes

Honda 86.02% Yamaha 84.57% Triumph 90.17% Suzuki 85.79% BMW 93.15% Harley-Davidson 90.55% KTM 85.29% Piaggio 85.93% Ducati 90.49% Royal Enfield 90.76% Aprilia 84.64% Lexmoto 66.26%

Source: DVSA MOT testing data, 2025 · updated Aug 2026 · licence and method

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