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Kawasaki Zx-9r MOT pass rate by year

How the Kawasaki Zx-9r's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1994 to 2004, across the DVSA record.

What is the Kawasaki Zx-9r MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Kawasaki Zx-9r 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-9r averages 16.3% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
199480.4%19.6%2,063
199580.7%19.3%1,681
199680.5%19.5%2,461
199780.9%19.1%5,237
199882.2%17.8%19,476
199983.6%16.4%26,592
200083.8%16.2%16,791
200184.8%15.2%10,055
200286.1%13.9%11,183
200387.2%12.8%4,468
200487.5%12.5%3,930

Does age change how often a Kawasaki Zx-9r fails?

Older Kawasaki Zx-9rs fail more often, as expected. The 1994 cars fail 19.6% of tests against 12.5% for the 2004. Across every year the model averages 16.3%. The 1994 is the weakest year at 19.6%, and the 2004 the strongest at 12.5%.

More on the Kawasaki Zx-9r

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

See also
Kawasaki Zx-9r: 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