Yamaha X-Max 125 Abs: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which X-Max 125 Abs years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.3% average, from 2,934 DVSA tests.

2020

highest-passing year · 84.8%

2017

lowest-passing year · 81.3%

3.5pp

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: 2020 (84.8% of 653 tests). Lowest: 2017 (81.3% of 747).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (83.3%)
2017	747	81.3%	-2.0 pp
2018	1,025	83.6%	+0.3 pp
2019	500	83.6%	+0.3 pp
2020	653	84.8%	+1.5 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 · 2020–2025

Questions

Which X-Max 125 Abs years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Yamaha X-Max 125 Abs falls more than two points under the model's 83.3% overall pass rate.
Which X-Max 125 Abs year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2020, at 84.8% of 653 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the X-Max 125 Abs pass rate vary by year?: 3.5 percentage points between the highest (2020, 84.8%) and lowest (2017, 81.3%) 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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