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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha FJR 1300 As: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which FJR 1300 As years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.5% average, from 1,097 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 96.7%
2008
lowest-passing year · 88.5%
8.2pp
spread across 6 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 (96.7% of 60 tests). Lowest: 2008 (88.5% of 183).

87%93%98%2006: 90.0% pass (150 tests)2007: 89.2% pass (306 tests)2008: 88.5% pass (183 tests)2009: 91.9% pass (271 tests)2010: 93.6% pass (94 tests)2013: 96.7% pass (60 tests)200620092013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (90.5%)
2006 150 90.0% -0.5 pp
2007 306 89.2% -1.3 pp
2008 183 88.5% -2.0 pp
2009 271 91.9% +1.4 pp
2010 94 93.6% +3.1 pp
2013 60 96.7% +6.2 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 · 2010–2025
80%90%100%2010: 90.9% pass (33 tests)2011: 94.5% pass (55 tests)2012: 97.1% pass (68 tests)2013: 87.8% pass (82 tests)2014: 92.2% pass (90 tests)2015: 88.8% pass (80 tests)2016: 90.1% pass (91 tests)2017: 83.5% pass (91 tests)2018: 91.8% pass (61 tests)2019: 93.4% pass (61 tests)2020: 88.9% pass (63 tests)2021: 89.4% pass (66 tests)2022: 92.9% pass (70 tests)2023: 92.8% pass (69 tests)2024: 83.7% pass (49 tests)2025: 90.9% pass (55 tests)20102025

Questions

Which FJR 1300 As years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Yamaha FJR 1300 As falls more than two points under the model's 90.5% overall pass rate.
Which FJR 1300 As year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 96.7% of 60 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2010, 2013.
How much does the FJR 1300 As pass rate vary by year?
8.2 percentage points between the highest (2013, 96.7%) and lowest (2008, 88.5%) 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.

Full report: Yamaha FJR 1300 As reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #800 of 5428 models· other Yamaha models: YZF-R1, YZF-R6, FZS600, YBR 125, XJR1300, FZ6