Yamaha Vmax 1700: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Vmax 1700 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.7% average, from 767 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 94.3%

2012

lowest-passing year · 80.8%

13.5pp

spread across 4 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: 2008 (94.3% of 53 tests). Lowest: 2012 (80.8% of 52). Years more than two points below the model average: 2010, 2012.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (91.7%)
2008	53	94.3%	+2.6 pp
2009	488	93.0%	+1.3 pp
2010	117	88.9%	-2.8 pp
2012	52	80.8%	-10.9 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 · 2012–2025

Questions

Which Vmax 1700 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2010, 2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha Vmax 1700 overall (91.7%); the 2012 cohort is lowest at 80.8% from 52 tests.
Which Vmax 1700 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 94.3% of 53 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Vmax 1700 pass rate vary by year?: 13.5 percentage points between the highest (2008, 94.3%) and lowest (2012, 80.8%) 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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