BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha TT600RE: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which TT600RE years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.6% average, from 2,224 DVSA tests.

2000
highest-passing year · 86.6%
1995
lowest-passing year · 78.0%
8.6pp
spread across 7 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: 2000 (86.6% of 67 tests). Lowest: 1995 (78.0% of 50). Years more than two points below the model average: 1995.

76%82%88%1995: 78.0% pass (50 tests)2000: 86.6% pass (67 tests)2001: 81.2% pass (85 tests)2003: 80.7% pass (290 tests)2004: 83.6% pass (885 tests)2005: 84.0% pass (567 tests)2006: 81.5% pass (54 tests)199520032006
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (82.6%)
1995 50 78.0% -4.6 pp
2000 67 86.6% +4.0 pp
2001 85 81.2% -1.4 pp
2003 290 80.7% -1.9 pp
2004 885 83.6% +1.0 pp
2005 567 84.0% +1.4 pp
2006 54 81.5% -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 · 2006–2025
70%85%100%2006: 81.6% pass (76 tests)2007: 84.1% pass (164 tests)2008: 81.3% pass (203 tests)2009: 75.1% pass (173 tests)2010: 76.3% pass (173 tests)2011: 79.4% pass (160 tests)2012: 83.7% pass (147 tests)2013: 83.9% pass (137 tests)2014: 86.4% pass (125 tests)2015: 76.2% pass (122 tests)2016: 84.8% pass (99 tests)2017: 86.8% pass (106 tests)2018: 90.0% pass (80 tests)2019: 86.8% pass (76 tests)2020: 81.5% pass (65 tests)2021: 86.7% pass (83 tests)2022: 85.7% pass (63 tests)2023: 95.4% pass (65 tests)2024: 85.7% pass (49 tests)2025: 81.3% pass (48 tests)20062025

Questions

Which TT600RE years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1995 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha TT600RE overall (82.6%); the 1995 cohort is lowest at 78.0% from 50 tests.
Which TT600RE year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2000, at 86.6% of 67 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the TT600RE pass rate vary by year?
8.6 percentage points between the highest (2000, 86.6%) and lowest (1995, 78.0%) 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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