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Kawasaki Zzr600 — Reliability by Year

6,324 vehicles · MOT data 1990–2004 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Kawasaki Zzr600 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2003
89.0% pass rate · 188 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1990
77.9% pass rate · 580 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2004
88.0%
16,021 mi 123
2003
89.0%
16,006 mi 188
2002
86.2%
17,868 mi 260
2001
84.5%
19,040 mi 342
2000
84.9%
19,229 mi 356
1999
85.6%
21,741 mi 626
1998
83.7%
23,521 mi 644
1997
82.5%
25,120 mi 476
1996
81.8%
26,448 mi 338
1995
79.9%
27,061 mi 318
1994
81.8%
30,895 mi 523
1993
80.1%
33,676 mi 761
1992
79.0%
33,793 mi 331
1991
79.7%
36,119 mi 458
1990
77.9%
37,756 mi 580

Which year Kawasaki Zzr600 is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 16,006 miles (newest year) to 37,756 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Kawasaki Zzr600.

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