Yamaha FZ6 S2: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which FZ6 S2 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.3% average, from 2,039 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 86.4%

2008

lowest-passing year · 83.1%

3.3pp

spread across 3 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 (86.4% of 486 tests). Lowest: 2008 (83.1% of 839).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.3%)
2007	612	84.2%	-0.1 pp
2008	839	83.1%	-1.2 pp
2009	486	86.4%	+2.1 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 S2 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Yamaha FZ6 S2 falls more than two points under the model's 84.3% overall pass rate.
Which FZ6 S2 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 86.4% of 486 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the FZ6 S2 pass rate vary by year?: 3.3 percentage points between the highest (2009, 86.4%) and lowest (2008, 83.1%) 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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