Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Yamaha TTR: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which TTR years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.5% average, from 1,254 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2001 (87.3% of 79 tests). Lowest: 1993 (72.9% of 229). Years more than two points below the model average: 1993, 1998.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (80.5%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 229 | 72.9% | -7.6 pp |
| 1994 | 176 | 80.7% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 108 | 86.1% | +5.6 pp |
| 1996 | 80 | 80.0% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 55 | 76.4% | -4.1 pp |
| 1999 | 84 | 84.5% | +4.0 pp |
| 2001 | 79 | 87.3% | +6.8 pp |
| 2002 | 59 | 84.7% | +4.2 pp |
| 2003 | 150 | 78.7% | -1.8 pp |
| 2004 | 78 | 85.9% | +5.4 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 TTR years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1993, 1998 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha TTR overall (80.5%); the 1993 cohort is lowest at 72.9% from 229 tests.
- Which TTR year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2001, at 87.3% of 79 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004.
- How much does the TTR pass rate vary by year?
- 14.4 percentage points between the highest (2001, 87.3%) and lowest (1993, 72.9%) 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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