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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha Enticer: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Enticer years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 64.0% average, from 572 DVSA tests.

2004
highest-passing year · 66.1%
2006
lowest-passing year · 61.8%
4.3pp
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 (66.1% of 168 tests). Lowest: 2006 (61.8% of 76). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006.

61%64%67%2003: 62.9% pass (178 tests)2004: 66.1% pass (168 tests)2005: 64.1% pass (128 tests)2006: 61.8% pass (76 tests)200320052006
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (64.0%)
2003 178 62.9% -1.1 pp
2004 168 66.1% +2.1 pp
2005 128 64.1% +0.1 pp
2006 76 61.8% -2.2 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 · 2007–2015
46%62%78%2007: 72.2% pass (36 tests)2008: 69.1% pass (55 tests)2009: 63.0% pass (54 tests)2010: 65.6% pass (64 tests)2011: 50.9% pass (55 tests)2012: 64.0% pass (50 tests)2013: 63.6% pass (44 tests)2014: 68.3% pass (41 tests)2015: 69.7% pass (33 tests)20072015

Questions

Which Enticer years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha Enticer overall (64.0%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 61.8% from 76 tests.
Which Enticer year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2004, at 66.1% of 168 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Enticer pass rate vary by year?
4.3 percentage points between the highest (2004, 66.1%) and lowest (2006, 61.8%) 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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