Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Yamaha RD350: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which RD350 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.3% average, from 19,574 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2016 (96.9% of 64 tests). Lowest: 1987 (80.7% of 670). Years more than two points below the model average: 1973, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (86.3%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 175 | 85.1% | -1.2 pp |
| 1972 | 63 | 85.7% | -0.6 pp |
| 1973 | 109 | 80.7% | -5.6 pp |
| 1974 | 182 | 87.4% | +1.1 pp |
| 1975 | 278 | 86.0% | -0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 129 | 86.8% | +0.5 pp |
| 1980 | 1,280 | 85.9% | -0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 3,490 | 87.9% | +1.6 pp |
| 1982 | 2,303 | 86.8% | +0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 1,564 | 86.7% | +0.4 pp |
| 1984 | 1,521 | 88.0% | +1.7 pp |
| 1985 | 1,329 | 87.5% | +1.2 pp |
| 1986 | 1,175 | 83.8% | -2.5 pp |
| 1987 | 670 | 80.7% | -5.6 pp |
| 1988 | 710 | 81.3% | -5.0 pp |
| 1989 | 974 | 87.3% | +1.0 pp |
| 1990 | 1,029 | 84.8% | -1.5 pp |
| 1991 | 593 | 86.7% | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 304 | 84.9% | -1.4 pp |
| 1993 | 350 | 82.0% | -4.3 pp |
| 1994 | 300 | 84.7% | -1.6 pp |
| 1995 | 299 | 85.3% | -1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 64 | 96.9% | +10.6 pp |
| 2017 | 105 | 93.3% | +7.0 pp |
| 2018 | 54 | 88.9% | +2.6 pp |
| 2019 | 52 | 90.4% | +4.1 pp |
| 2020 | 59 | 91.5% | +5.2 pp |
| 2021 | 71 | 91.5% | +5.2 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
Questions
- Which RD350 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1973, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha RD350 overall (86.3%); the 1987 cohort is lowest at 80.7% from 670 tests.
- Which RD350 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2016, at 96.9% of 64 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
- How much does the RD350 pass rate vary by year?
- 16.2 percentage points between the highest (2016, 96.9%) and lowest (1987, 80.7%) 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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