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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha FJR1300A: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which FJR1300A years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.2% average, from 27,867 DVSA tests.

2015
highest-passing year · 95.0%
2003
lowest-passing year · 87.1%
7.9pp
spread across 13 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: 2015 (95.0% of 159 tests). Lowest: 2003 (87.1% of 1,028). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2004, 2005.

86%91%97%2003: 87.1% pass (1,028 tests)2004: 88.0% pass (3,088 tests)2005: 88.0% pass (2,565 tests)2006: 91.3% pass (3,662 tests)2007: 89.3% pass (3,163 tests)2008: 90.4% pass (4,947 tests)2009: 90.8% pass (3,197 tests)2010: 91.0% pass (2,044 tests)2011: 91.3% pass (632 tests)2012: 92.3% pass (891 tests)2013: 92.9% pass (1,619 tests)2014: 93.8% pass (726 tests)2015: 95.0% pass (159 tests)200320092015
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (90.2%)
2003 1,028 87.1% -3.1 pp
2004 3,088 88.0% -2.2 pp
2005 2,565 88.0% -2.2 pp
2006 3,662 91.3% +1.1 pp
2007 3,163 89.3% -0.9 pp
2008 4,947 90.4% +0.2 pp
2009 3,197 90.8% +0.6 pp
2010 2,044 91.0% +0.8 pp
2011 632 91.3% +1.1 pp
2012 891 92.3% +2.1 pp
2013 1,619 92.9% +2.7 pp
2014 726 93.8% +3.6 pp
2015 159 95.0% +4.8 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
85%89%93%2006: 86.1% pass (79 tests)2007: 90.1% pass (292 tests)2008: 88.5% pass (506 tests)2009: 89.7% pass (805 tests)2010: 89.6% pass (1,028 tests)2011: 90.0% pass (1,437 tests)2012: 91.0% pass (1,638 tests)2013: 91.2% pass (1,828 tests)2014: 90.7% pass (1,895 tests)2015: 90.1% pass (1,951 tests)2016: 90.2% pass (2,129 tests)2017: 91.5% pass (2,106 tests)2018: 90.3% pass (1,603 tests)2019: 89.6% pass (1,592 tests)2020: 90.0% pass (1,417 tests)2021: 90.4% pass (1,733 tests)2022: 90.4% pass (1,660 tests)2023: 89.4% pass (1,606 tests)2024: 89.3% pass (1,219 tests)2025: 89.6% pass (1,342 tests)20062025

Questions

Which FJR1300A years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003, 2004, 2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha FJR1300A overall (90.2%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 87.1% from 1,028 tests.
Which FJR1300A year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2015, at 95.0% of 159 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
How much does the FJR1300A pass rate vary by year?
7.9 percentage points between the highest (2015, 95.0%) and lowest (2003, 87.1%) 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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