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Kawasaki

Zzr600

1,388 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Zzr600s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 6.3 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

82.1%

Pass-after-fix

6.4%

Fail

11.2%

Avg miles

30,513

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

The picture

Zzr600: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 1,388 MOT tests, the Zzr600 returns 82.1% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a non-functioning shock absorber. A binding brake and tyre tread under the limit round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 30,513, 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

    A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely

    43 occurrences · 3.1% of tests

  2. 02

    Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake

    26 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  3. 03

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    22 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  4. 04

    Brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm

    11 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  5. 05

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

    11 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  6. 06

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    10 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  7. 07

    Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured

    9 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  8. 08

    Contaminated with oil, grease etc

    9 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  9. 09

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

    8 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  10. 10

    Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake

    8 occurrences · 0.6% 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

£148–£290

If every one of this Zzr600'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

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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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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Item 03 · 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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Buying or keeping a Zzr600?

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 Zzr600 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.