Yamaha GTS1000: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GTS1000 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.0% average, from 1,134 DVSA tests.

1996

highest-passing year · 92.1%

1995

lowest-passing year · 91.0%

1.1pp

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: 1996 (92.1% of 63 tests). Lowest: 1995 (91.0% of 221).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (91.0%)
1993	464	91.6%	+0.6 pp
1994	256	91.8%	+0.8 pp
1995	221	91.0%	+0.0 pp
1996	63	92.1%	+1.1 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 · 2006–2023

Questions

Which GTS1000 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Yamaha GTS1000 falls more than two points under the model's 91.0% overall pass rate.
Which GTS1000 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1996, at 92.1% of 63 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GTS1000 pass rate vary by year?: 1.1 percentage points between the highest (1996, 92.1%) and lowest (1995, 91.0%) 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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