Yamaha XJ 6 F Abs Diversion: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XJ 6 F Abs Diversion years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.8% average, from 5,227 DVSA tests.

2013

highest-passing year · 88.1%

2010

lowest-passing year · 86.4%

1.7pp

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: 2013 (88.1% of 581 tests). Lowest: 2010 (86.4% of 1,592).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.8%)
2010	1,592	86.4%	-0.4 pp
2011	1,349	86.5%	-0.3 pp
2012	1,696	87.1%	+0.3 pp
2013	581	88.1%	+1.3 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 · 2013–2025

Questions

Which XJ 6 F Abs Diversion years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Yamaha XJ 6 F Abs Diversion falls more than two points under the model's 86.8% overall pass rate.
Which XJ 6 F Abs Diversion year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2013, at 88.1% of 581 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the XJ 6 F Abs Diversion pass rate vary by year?: 1.7 percentage points between the highest (2013, 88.1%) and lowest (2010, 86.4%) 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.

Full report: Yamaha XJ 6 F Abs Diversion reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1962 of 5428 models· other Yamaha models: YZF-R1, YZF-R6, FZS600, YBR 125, XJR1300, FZ6