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ZX 1000 Wjf

984 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where ZX 1000 Wjfs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 18.2 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

93.9%

Pass-after-fix

3.4%

Fail

2.4%

Avg miles

11,288

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Zx 1000 Wjf: a strong MOT record by UK norms

Across 984 MOT tests, the Zx 1000 Wjf returns 93.9% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is lamp emitted colour, position. Rear registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously and brake pads worn below 1.0 mm round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 11,288, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements

    4 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  2. 02

    Rear registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps

    4 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  3. 03

    Brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm

    3 occurrences · 0.3% of tests

  4. 04

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps

    3 occurrences · 0.3% of tests

  5. 05

    A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely which could cause sudden deflation of the tyre

    3 occurrences · 0.3% of tests

  6. 06

    The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements

    2 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

  7. 07

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    2 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

  8. 08

    A stop lamp(s) does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls or remains on when the brakes are released

    2 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

  9. 09

    Audible warning not working

    2 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

  10. 10

    Brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    1 occurrences · 0.1% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£96–£230

If every one of this ZX 1000 Wjf's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Buying or keeping a ZX 1000 Wjf?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a ZX 1000 Wjf and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.