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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha Fazer: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fazer years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.0% average, from 4,846 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 90.1%
1986
lowest-passing year · 72.6%
17.5pp
spread across 20 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: 2013 (90.1% of 131 tests). Lowest: 1986 (72.6% of 135). Years more than two points below the model average: 1986, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011.

69%81%94%1986: 72.6% pass (135 tests)1998: 76.7% pass (227 tests)1999: 73.5% pass (170 tests)2000: 83.1% pass (544 tests)2001: 79.8% pass (391 tests)2002: 84.5% pass (483 tests)2003: 84.8% pass (231 tests)2004: 82.9% pass (129 tests)2005: 80.6% pass (103 tests)2006: 86.9% pass (252 tests)2007: 86.3% pass (291 tests)2008: 88.9% pass (180 tests)2009: 86.3% pass (226 tests)2010: 87.0% pass (100 tests)2011: 80.6% pass (103 tests)2012: 90.0% pass (120 tests)2013: 90.1% pass (131 tests)2014: 86.5% pass (736 tests)2015: 90.0% pass (120 tests)2016: 89.7% pass (58 tests)198620072016
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (84.0%)
1986 135 72.6% -11.4 pp
1998 227 76.7% -7.3 pp
1999 170 73.5% -10.5 pp
2000 544 83.1% -0.9 pp
2001 391 79.8% -4.2 pp
2002 483 84.5% +0.5 pp
2003 231 84.8% +0.8 pp
2004 129 82.9% -1.1 pp
2005 103 80.6% -3.4 pp
2006 252 86.9% +2.9 pp
2007 291 86.3% +2.3 pp
2008 180 88.9% +4.9 pp
2009 226 86.3% +2.3 pp
2010 100 87.0% +3.0 pp
2011 103 80.6% -3.4 pp
2012 120 90.0% +6.0 pp
2013 131 90.1% +6.1 pp
2014 736 86.5% +2.5 pp
2015 120 90.0% +6.0 pp
2016 58 89.7% +5.7 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 · 2006–2025
79%85%92%2006: 82.4% pass (165 tests)2007: 81.5% pass (157 tests)2008: 81.0% pass (179 tests)2009: 80.9% pass (183 tests)2010: 80.8% pass (203 tests)2011: 81.2% pass (218 tests)2012: 82.2% pass (241 tests)2013: 81.7% pass (240 tests)2014: 83.9% pass (261 tests)2015: 81.2% pass (261 tests)2016: 83.3% pass (245 tests)2017: 83.6% pass (348 tests)2018: 85.4% pass (280 tests)2019: 89.0% pass (300 tests)2020: 82.0% pass (239 tests)2021: 87.8% pass (312 tests)2022: 84.4% pass (275 tests)2023: 89.3% pass (281 tests)2024: 82.6% pass (218 tests)2025: 90.0% pass (211 tests)20062025

Questions

Which Fazer years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1986, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha Fazer overall (84.0%); the 1986 cohort is lowest at 72.6% from 135 tests.
Which Fazer year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 90.1% of 131 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
How much does the Fazer pass rate vary by year?
17.5 percentage points between the highest (2013, 90.1%) and lowest (1986, 72.6%) 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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