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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha XP 530 D-A Tmax DX: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XP 530 D-A Tmax DX years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 95.0% average, from 861 DVSA tests.

2019
highest-passing year · 96.5%
2020
lowest-passing year · 86.5%
10.0pp
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: 2019 (96.5% of 202 tests). Lowest: 2020 (86.5% of 52). Years more than two points below the model average: 2020.

85%92%99%2017: 95.5% pass (377 tests)2018: 94.7% pass (226 tests)2019: 96.5% pass (202 tests)2020: 86.5% pass (52 tests)201720192020
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (95.0%)
2017 377 95.5% +0.5 pp
2018 226 94.7% -0.3 pp
2019 202 96.5% +1.5 pp
2020 52 86.5% -8.5 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
92%96%100%2020: 98.2% pass (114 tests)2021: 92.9% pass (113 tests)2022: 97.2% pass (176 tests)2023: 93.2% pass (176 tests)2024: 95.0% pass (140 tests)2025: 93.7% pass (142 tests)20202025

Questions

Which XP 530 D-A Tmax DX years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2020 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha XP 530 D-A Tmax DX overall (95.0%); the 2020 cohort is lowest at 86.5% from 52 tests.
Which XP 530 D-A Tmax DX year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2019, at 96.5% of 202 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the XP 530 D-A Tmax DX pass rate vary by year?
10.0 percentage points between the highest (2019, 96.5%) and lowest (2020, 86.5%) 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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