15.1%fail rate
Kawasaki MOT failure rates by model
Kawasaki cars fail 15.1% of MOT tests. Here is every Kawasaki model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Kawasaki cars?
Across 1,967,582 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 15.1% of Kawasaki cars fail. That is 10.6 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Kawasaki models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki Kdx125 | 29.6% | 1,505 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Kmx125 | 28.7% | 11,674 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Kmx | 28.4% | 1,077 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zzr400 | 25.9% | 1,145 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Ar125 | 25.3% | 1,484 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Kh125 | 24.0% | 2,930 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Bn125a1 | 23.8% | 1,195 | Other |
| Kawasaki Bn125a3 | 23.6% | 1,264 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Ar50 | 23.4% | 1,243 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Gpz600r | 22.9% | 4,769 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Bn125a5 | 22.1% | 1,044 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Ke100 | 22.0% | 1,307 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Ex500-A6 | 21.9% | 1,601 | Suspension |
| Kawasaki Zxr400 | 21.8% | 17,551 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zxr750 | 21.5% | 14,941 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx6 | 21.5% | 2,301 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zxr | 21.4% | 4,052 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Gpz500 | 21.4% | 2,680 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Bn | 21.0% | 4,142 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gpx750r | 20.9% | 4,022 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx7r | 20.9% | 2,043 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Gpz305 | 20.9% | 1,827 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gpz500s | 20.7% | 24,583 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gpz550 | 20.7% | 3,568 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gpz | 20.5% | 4,613 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Ex500-D6 | 20.5% | 2,601 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx6r | 20.2% | 10,507 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Gt750 | 20.1% | 6,226 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gpx600r | 20.0% | 4,181 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Kl | 19.8% | 1,062 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zx9r | 19.6% | 4,873 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx600-G2 | 19.6% | 1,754 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Bx | 19.5% | 3,919 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Ex500 | 19.3% | 2,229 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gt550 | 19.2% | 14,922 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Ninja | 19.2% | 2,884 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Z550 | 19.2% | 2,352 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Klr600 | 19.2% | 1,275 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Eliminator | 19.2% | 1,229 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Ex250 | 19.1% | 5,087 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gpz1000 | 19.1% | 3,795 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Kdx | 19.1% | 2,429 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Kmx200 | 19.0% | 3,380 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Klr250 | 19.0% | 1,479 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Gpx250r | 18.9% | 1,319 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Er5 | 18.8% | 66,307 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Ex500-D3 | 18.8% | 2,983 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Klx650 | 18.8% | 2,009 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zx600 | 18.8% | 1,610 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx-7r | 18.5% | 37,091 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Bn125a7 | 18.4% | 1,263 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx-6r | 18.2% | 207,106 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx-10 | 18.2% | 7,711 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zzr1100 | 18.2% | 6,348 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Vn750 | 18.0% | 3,449 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Kl650 | 18.0% | 2,734 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Trike | 18.0% | 1,532 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Ex500-D7 | 17.9% | 4,887 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gpz750 | 17.9% | 4,743 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki El250 | 17.9% | 1,998 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx9 | 17.9% | 1,436 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki En500 | 17.8% | 7,955 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zzr600 | 17.7% | 64,754 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Br | 17.7% | 4,457 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Kl250 | 17.7% | 2,699 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Klx | 17.6% | 9,105 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Klx250 | 17.4% | 3,356 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zr-7 | 17.1% | 16,386 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx600-J1 | 17.1% | 1,872 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Z200 | 17.1% | 1,482 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Kle500 | 16.9% | 9,285 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx600-J2 | 16.9% | 1,441 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zephyr | 16.7% | 27,317 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Klr650 | 16.7% | 3,822 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gpz1100 | 16.4% | 6,428 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx-9r | 16.3% | 104,360 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gtr | 16.3% | 6,176 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zzr | 16.2% | 10,648 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zr750 | 16.2% | 3,403 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zz-R1100 | 16.1% | 40,857 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gpz900r | 16.0% | 13,286 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Z250 | 16.0% | 1,813 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Z750 | 15.9% | 15,723 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zx900-E1 | 15.8% | 1,508 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Z650 | 15.6% | 8,709 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Er650 | 15.6% | 1,126 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Er500-C1 | 15.5% | 1,447 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Unknown | 15.4% | 6,730 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zl600 | 15.4% | 2,681 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx-6rr | 15.3% | 4,208 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zx636 | 15.2% | 5,140 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Z | 15.2% | 3,655 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Kx | 15.2% | 1,711 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Kr1s | 15.2% | 1,395 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Vulcan | 15.1% | 1,280 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zx10 | 14.9% | 2,993 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zl1000 | 14.7% | 1,254 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Ex650 | 14.5% | 1,906 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zxr750r | 14.5% | 1,047 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zr-7s | 14.3% | 4,677 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Er6 | 14.1% | 29,063 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zr750-H1 | 14.0% | 2,788 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx900-C2 | 14.0% | 1,285 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Kz | 14.0% | 1,166 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Vn800 | 13.9% | 28,833 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Z750s | 13.9% | 3,892 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Er6f | 13.6% | 1,342 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Ex | 13.5% | 77,882 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Kle650 | 13.5% | 3,282 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Z1000 | 13.3% | 27,965 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Z1100 | 13.3% | 3,065 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zrx | 13.3% | 1,554 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx-10r | 13.2% | 22,352 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Versys | 13.1% | 2,644 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx10r | 13.1% | 1,882 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Er | 12.9% | 51,467 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zx1000 | 12.7% | 1,972 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zrx1100 | 12.6% | 20,795 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Vn1500 | 12.5% | 22,516 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Kz1000 | 12.5% | 1,021 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zx-12r | 12.3% | 38,352 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx1200-C1h | 12.3% | 2,813 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Vn900 | 12.0% | 5,342 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zr1000 | 11.9% | 3,049 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Z1300 | 11.8% | 1,722 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Kle | 11.7% | 43,057 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zz-R1200 | 11.7% | 4,659 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Z900 | 11.6% | 4,455 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Kh250 | 11.6% | 2,013 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zr | 11.5% | 119,644 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Sc | 11.5% | 6,090 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Kh | 11.5% | 1,146 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Klv1000 | 11.4% | 1,707 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Vn | 11.2% | 30,902 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Kh400 | 11.2% | 1,034 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zrx1200s | 11.1% | 7,854 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx | 11.0% | 208,785 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Vn1600 | 10.7% | 5,630 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Z1 | 10.2% | 1,733 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Vn2000 | 10.1% | 2,390 | Tyres |
| Kawasaki En | 10.0% | 15,159 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki W650 | 9.8% | 19,894 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Gtr1400 | 9.6% | 1,648 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zg1300 | 9.5% | 1,010 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zzr1400 | 9.4% | 6,732 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zrx1200r | 9.3% | 12,463 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Zx1400 | 9.3% | 2,861 | Tyres |
| Kawasaki Zg | 8.8% | 13,700 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki Klz | 8.6% | 19,544 | Lamps & electrical |
| Kawasaki Zg1400 | 8.5% | 1,123 | Brakes |
| Kawasaki H2 | 8.4% | 1,376 | Other |
| Kawasaki Ej | 6.0% | 8,567 | Tyres |
Which Kawasaki fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Kawasaki Kdx125 has the highest failure rate at 29.6%, and the Kawasaki Ej the lowest at 6.0%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain