Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Yamaha FJ1200: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which FJ1200 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.4% average, from 20,415 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1993 (85.5% of 1,407 tests). Lowest: 1985 (73.7% of 76). Years more than two points below the model average: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (79.4%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 157 | 83.4% | +4.0 pp |
| 1985 | 76 | 73.7% | -5.7 pp |
| 1986 | 1,065 | 74.2% | -5.2 pp |
| 1987 | 793 | 75.8% | -3.6 pp |
| 1988 | 2,507 | 76.6% | -2.8 pp |
| 1989 | 2,797 | 78.8% | -0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 3,312 | 78.8% | -0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 4,071 | 81.0% | +1.6 pp |
| 1992 | 2,218 | 79.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1,407 | 85.5% | +6.1 pp |
| 1994 | 772 | 82.5% | +3.1 pp |
| 1995 | 517 | 82.0% | +2.6 pp |
| 1996 | 319 | 83.4% | +4.0 pp |
| 1997 | 110 | 78.2% | -1.2 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
Questions
- Which FJ1200 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha FJ1200 overall (79.4%); the 1985 cohort is lowest at 73.7% from 76 tests.
- Which FJ1200 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1993, at 85.5% of 1,407 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1971, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996.
- How much does the FJ1200 pass rate vary by year?
- 11.8 percentage points between the highest (1993, 85.5%) and lowest (1985, 73.7%) 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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