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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha XV535: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which XV535 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.7% average, from 48,056 DVSA tests.

2003
highest-passing year · 90.5%
1989
lowest-passing year · 74.3%
16.2pp
spread across 17 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: 2003 (90.5% of 1,430 tests). Lowest: 1989 (74.3% of 1,069). Years more than two points below the model average: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994.

71%82%94%1987: 76.3% pass (270 tests)1988: 74.4% pass (531 tests)1989: 74.3% pass (1,069 tests)1990: 77.1% pass (1,879 tests)1991: 76.2% pass (2,664 tests)1992: 78.2% pass (3,447 tests)1993: 80.7% pass (3,933 tests)1994: 79.9% pass (3,695 tests)1995: 83.3% pass (4,289 tests)1996: 83.3% pass (4,480 tests)1997: 84.4% pass (6,387 tests)1998: 86.2% pass (4,287 tests)1999: 86.8% pass (2,846 tests)2000: 85.2% pass (2,246 tests)2001: 85.7% pass (1,712 tests)2002: 87.8% pass (2,688 tests)2003: 90.5% pass (1,430 tests)198719952003
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (82.7%)
1987 270 76.3% -6.4 pp
1988 531 74.4% -8.3 pp
1989 1,069 74.3% -8.4 pp
1990 1,879 77.1% -5.6 pp
1991 2,664 76.2% -6.5 pp
1992 3,447 78.2% -4.5 pp
1993 3,933 80.7% -2.0 pp
1994 3,695 79.9% -2.8 pp
1995 4,289 83.3% +0.6 pp
1996 4,480 83.3% +0.6 pp
1997 6,387 84.4% +1.7 pp
1998 4,287 86.2% +3.5 pp
1999 2,846 86.8% +4.1 pp
2000 2,246 85.2% +2.5 pp
2001 1,712 85.7% +3.0 pp
2002 2,688 87.8% +5.1 pp
2003 1,430 90.5% +7.8 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 · 2005–2025
79%83%86%2005: 82.5% pass (779 tests)2006: 83.4% pass (3,979 tests)2007: 82.9% pass (3,716 tests)2008: 81.0% pass (3,451 tests)2009: 81.4% pass (3,310 tests)2010: 82.3% pass (3,098 tests)2011: 81.8% pass (3,002 tests)2012: 83.1% pass (2,836 tests)2013: 81.6% pass (2,757 tests)2014: 81.2% pass (2,612 tests)2015: 80.1% pass (2,430 tests)2016: 84.2% pass (2,293 tests)2017: 83.9% pass (2,177 tests)2018: 84.3% pass (1,600 tests)2019: 84.8% pass (1,596 tests)2020: 84.6% pass (1,370 tests)2021: 84.9% pass (1,717 tests)2022: 83.4% pass (1,604 tests)2023: 84.5% pass (1,505 tests)2024: 84.5% pass (1,099 tests)2025: 84.0% pass (1,125 tests)20052025

Questions

Which XV535 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha XV535 overall (82.7%); the 1989 cohort is lowest at 74.3% from 1,069 tests.
Which XV535 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2003, at 90.5% of 1,430 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003.
How much does the XV535 pass rate vary by year?
16.2 percentage points between the highest (2003, 90.5%) and lowest (1989, 74.3%) 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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