Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Yamaha FZR1000: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which FZR1000 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 74.8% average, from 11,309 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2008 (89.7% of 58 tests). Lowest: 1971 (63.4% of 101). Years more than two points below the model average: 1971, 1987.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (74.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 101 | 63.4% | -11.4 pp |
| 1987 | 1,358 | 70.3% | -4.5 pp |
| 1988 | 1,134 | 73.5% | -1.3 pp |
| 1989 | 2,034 | 73.7% | -1.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2,037 | 76.8% | +2.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1,801 | 75.6% | +0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 853 | 74.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 387 | 77.5% | +2.7 pp |
| 1994 | 497 | 72.8% | -2.0 pp |
| 1995 | 321 | 78.5% | +3.7 pp |
| 1996 | 264 | 79.5% | +4.7 pp |
| 1997 | 113 | 77.9% | +3.1 pp |
| 1998 | 79 | 78.5% | +3.7 pp |
| 2008 | 58 | 89.7% | +14.9 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 FZR1000 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1971, 1987 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha FZR1000 overall (74.8%); the 1971 cohort is lowest at 63.4% from 101 tests.
- Which FZR1000 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2008, at 89.7% of 58 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008.
- How much does the FZR1000 pass rate vary by year?
- 26.3 percentage points between the highest (2008, 89.7%) and lowest (1971, 63.4%) 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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