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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha DT 125 Re: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which DT 125 Re years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 68.8% average, from 510 DVSA tests.

2004
highest-passing year · 70.8%
2006
lowest-passing year · 65.6%
5.2pp
spread across 4 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: 2004 (70.8% of 130 tests). Lowest: 2006 (65.6% of 61). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006.

65%68%72%2004: 70.8% pass (130 tests)2005: 68.8% pass (125 tests)2006: 65.6% pass (61 tests)2007: 68.2% pass (192 tests)200420062007
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (68.8%)
2004 130 70.8% +2.0 pp
2005 125 68.8% +0.0 pp
2006 61 65.6% -3.2 pp
2007 192 68.2% -0.6 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 · 2008–2016
49%70%92%2008: 84.4% pass (32 tests)2009: 63.3% pass (30 tests)2010: 63.8% pass (47 tests)2011: 76.5% pass (51 tests)2012: 64.4% pass (45 tests)2013: 55.8% pass (43 tests)2014: 71.1% pass (38 tests)2016: 74.3% pass (35 tests)20082016

Questions

Which DT 125 Re years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha DT 125 Re overall (68.8%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 65.6% from 61 tests.
Which DT 125 Re year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2004, at 70.8% of 130 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the DT 125 Re pass rate vary by year?
5.2 percentage points between the highest (2004, 70.8%) and lowest (2006, 65.6%) 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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