Yamaha FZ6 Fazer S2: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which FZ6 Fazer S2 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.5% average, from 3,699 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 87.0%

2007

lowest-passing year · 86.1%

0.9pp

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: 2009 (87.0% of 667 tests). Lowest: 2007 (86.1% of 1,272).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.5%)
2007	1,272	86.1%	-0.4 pp
2008	1,493	86.5%	+0.0 pp
2009	667	87.0%	+0.5 pp
2010	201	86.6%	+0.1 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

Questions

Which FZ6 Fazer S2 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Yamaha FZ6 Fazer S2 falls more than two points under the model's 86.5% overall pass rate.
Which FZ6 Fazer S2 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 87.0% of 667 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the FZ6 Fazer S2 pass rate vary by year?: 0.9 percentage points between the highest (2009, 87.0%) and lowest (2007, 86.1%) 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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