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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha SR125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SR125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 72.1% average, from 30,961 DVSA tests.

2003
highest-passing year · 77.1%
1984
lowest-passing year · 54.4%
22.7pp
spread across 17 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: 2003 (77.1% of 1,687 tests). Lowest: 1984 (54.4% of 57). Years more than two points below the model average: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998.

50%66%82%1982: 59.3% pass (108 tests)1983: 69.7% pass (99 tests)1984: 54.4% pass (57 tests)1986: 75.4% pass (65 tests)1991: 68.9% pass (1,041 tests)1992: 70.0% pass (1,441 tests)1993: 67.4% pass (1,204 tests)1994: 70.4% pass (1,428 tests)1995: 71.6% pass (1,449 tests)1996: 69.4% pass (1,841 tests)1997: 69.5% pass (2,227 tests)1998: 69.9% pass (2,693 tests)1999: 72.5% pass (3,593 tests)2000: 72.7% pass (4,528 tests)2001: 74.2% pass (4,027 tests)2002: 76.3% pass (3,264 tests)2003: 77.1% pass (1,687 tests)198219952003
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (72.1%)
1982 108 59.3% -12.8 pp
1983 99 69.7% -2.4 pp
1984 57 54.4% -17.7 pp
1986 65 75.4% +3.3 pp
1991 1,041 68.9% -3.2 pp
1992 1,441 70.0% -2.1 pp
1993 1,204 67.4% -4.7 pp
1994 1,428 70.4% -1.7 pp
1995 1,449 71.6% -0.5 pp
1996 1,841 69.4% -2.7 pp
1997 2,227 69.5% -2.6 pp
1998 2,693 69.9% -2.2 pp
1999 3,593 72.5% +0.4 pp
2000 4,528 72.7% +0.6 pp
2001 4,027 74.2% +2.1 pp
2002 3,264 76.3% +4.2 pp
2003 1,687 77.1% +5.0 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
65%74%84%2005: 75.2% pass (731 tests)2006: 76.6% pass (3,336 tests)2007: 74.3% pass (2,922 tests)2008: 71.5% pass (2,735 tests)2009: 71.0% pass (2,474 tests)2010: 70.3% pass (2,259 tests)2011: 69.6% pass (2,237 tests)2012: 69.4% pass (2,049 tests)2013: 68.2% pass (1,919 tests)2014: 70.3% pass (1,652 tests)2015: 68.5% pass (1,488 tests)2016: 70.4% pass (1,314 tests)2017: 73.5% pass (1,115 tests)2018: 71.6% pass (756 tests)2019: 76.0% pass (672 tests)2020: 76.8% pass (573 tests)2021: 74.3% pass (721 tests)2022: 74.3% pass (649 tests)2023: 71.9% pass (584 tests)2024: 80.5% pass (380 tests)2025: 73.7% pass (395 tests)20052025

Questions

Which SR125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha SR125 overall (72.1%); the 1984 cohort is lowest at 54.4% from 57 tests.
Which SR125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2003, at 77.1% of 1,687 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1986, 2001, 2002, 2003.
How much does the SR125 pass rate vary by year?
22.7 percentage points between the highest (2003, 77.1%) and lowest (1984, 54.4%) 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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