BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha Aerox R: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Aerox R years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.5% average, from 1,066 DVSA tests.

2020
highest-passing year · 83.1%
2019
lowest-passing year · 75.9%
7.2pp
spread across 3 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2020 (83.1% of 225 tests). Lowest: 2019 (75.9% of 411). Years more than two points below the model average: 2019.

74%80%85%2018: 80.8% pass (412 tests)2019: 75.9% pass (411 tests)2020: 83.1% pass (225 tests)201820192020
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (79.5%)
2018 412 80.8% +1.3 pp
2019 411 75.9% -3.6 pp
2020 225 83.1% +3.6 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2021–2025
74%80%85%2021: 82.1% pass (95 tests)2022: 75.7% pass (218 tests)2023: 80.5% pass (292 tests)2024: 77.0% pass (235 tests)2025: 83.5% pass (212 tests)20212025

Questions

Which Aerox R years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2019 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha Aerox R overall (79.5%); the 2019 cohort is lowest at 75.9% from 411 tests.
Which Aerox R year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2020, at 83.1% of 225 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Aerox R pass rate vary by year?
7.2 percentage points between the highest (2020, 83.1%) and lowest (2019, 75.9%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

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