BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha Jog R: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Jog R years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 66.1% average, from 7,741 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 68.3%
2005
lowest-passing year · 63.8%
4.5pp
spread across 6 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: 2007 (68.3% of 312 tests). Lowest: 2005 (63.8% of 1,016). Years more than two points below the model average: 2005.

63%66%69%2002: 68.1% pass (1,587 tests)2003: 64.8% pass (1,709 tests)2004: 66.1% pass (2,201 tests)2005: 63.8% pass (1,016 tests)2006: 66.4% pass (809 tests)2007: 68.3% pass (312 tests)200220052007
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (66.1%)
2002 1,587 68.1% +2.0 pp
2003 1,709 64.8% -1.3 pp
2004 2,201 66.1% +0.0 pp
2005 1,016 63.8% -2.3 pp
2006 809 66.4% +0.3 pp
2007 312 68.3% +2.2 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 · 2005–2025
56%67%78%2005: 72.7% pass (88 tests)2006: 74.5% pass (510 tests)2007: 68.9% pass (768 tests)2008: 68.5% pass (813 tests)2009: 66.9% pass (818 tests)2010: 64.8% pass (759 tests)2011: 63.0% pass (772 tests)2012: 63.8% pass (665 tests)2013: 64.8% pass (579 tests)2014: 59.3% pass (420 tests)2015: 65.8% pass (345 tests)2016: 64.5% pass (290 tests)2017: 65.2% pass (210 tests)2018: 60.5% pass (157 tests)2019: 66.9% pass (124 tests)2020: 66.3% pass (104 tests)2021: 65.7% pass (105 tests)2022: 67.9% pass (84 tests)2023: 69.2% pass (52 tests)2024: 72.9% pass (48 tests)2025: 73.3% pass (30 tests)20052025

Questions

Which Jog R years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha Jog R overall (66.1%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 63.8% from 1,016 tests.
Which Jog R year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 68.3% of 312 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Jog R pass rate vary by year?
4.5 percentage points between the highest (2007, 68.3%) and lowest (2005, 63.8%) 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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