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Kawasaki Zx1000sx common MOT failures and failure rate

What a Kawasaki Zx1000sx fails its MOT on, from real DVSA test data, and the part that resolves each item.

Based on 61 MOT tests in DVSA data.

About 16.4% of MOT tests recorded on the Kawasaki Zx1000sx in DVSA data end in a failure. The same handful of items account for most of them.

Its most common failure is lamps & electrical, which makes up 20.0% of the Kawasaki Zx1000sx's failures, followed by lamps & electrical, other. Each item below links to the part that resolves it. Confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying, and have safety-critical work done by a competent mechanic.

What it fails on, and why

Lamps & electrical20.0% of failures

Lighting is the single most common MOT failure and the cheapest to put right. A blown headlight, brake-light or number-plate bulb, a cracked lens, or a headlamp beam that points too high or low will all fail. Most are a two-minute bulb swap.

Other20.0% of failures

This covers a range of smaller items, from a non-working horn to a warning light left on.

The parts that fix each

If your car has just failed, you have 10 working days to fix the items and get a free partial retest. These are the usual parts; confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying.

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Other models

Kawasaki Zx MOT failures11.0% failure rateKawasaki Zx-6r MOT failures18.2% failure rateKawasaki Zr MOT failures11.5% failure rateFord Fiesta MOT failures27.1% failure rate

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain