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Kawasaki Zx-6r MOT pass rate by year

How the Kawasaki Zx-6r's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1995 to 2009, across the DVSA record.

What is the Kawasaki Zx-6r MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Kawasaki Zx-6r model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Kawasaki Zx-6r averages 18.2% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
199578.6%21.4%2,878
199678.0%22.0%5,711
199778.5%21.5%14,630
199879.2%20.8%25,309
199980.7%19.3%27,999
200081.8%18.2%29,072
200182.5%17.5%25,162
200284.0%16.0%24,321
200384.2%15.8%22,031
200483.6%16.4%10,286
200582.9%17.1%7,321
200683.5%16.5%4,340
200781.9%18.1%2,727
200885.1%14.9%1,902
200984.8%15.2%1,802

Does age change how often a Kawasaki Zx-6r fails?

Older Kawasaki Zx-6rs fail more often, as expected. The 1995 cars fail 21.4% of tests against 15.2% for the 2009. Across every year the model averages 18.2%. The 1996 is the weakest year at 22.0%, and the 2008 the strongest at 14.9%.

More on the Kawasaki Zx-6r

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Kawasaki Zx-6r: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Kawasaki models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

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