Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Yamaha XVS: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which XVS years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.0% average, from 7,033 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2007 (92.3% of 117 tests). Lowest: 1997 (78.3% of 115). Years more than two points below the model average: 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2010.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (89.0%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 73 | 86.3% | -2.7 pp |
| 1997 | 115 | 78.3% | -10.7 pp |
| 2001 | 60 | 90.0% | +1.0 pp |
| 2007 | 117 | 92.3% | +3.3 pp |
| 2008 | 62 | 83.9% | -5.1 pp |
| 2009 | 188 | 84.0% | -5.0 pp |
| 2010 | 87 | 85.1% | -3.9 pp |
| 2011 | 98 | 89.8% | +0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 402 | 91.5% | +2.5 pp |
| 2014 | 2,154 | 90.2% | +1.2 pp |
| 2015 | 1,516 | 89.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1,377 | 90.1% | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 244 | 90.2% | +1.2 pp |
| 2018 | 128 | 89.1% | +0.1 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
Questions
- Which XVS years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha XVS overall (89.0%); the 1997 cohort is lowest at 78.3% from 115 tests.
- Which XVS year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2007, at 92.3% of 117 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2007, 2013.
- How much does the XVS pass rate vary by year?
- 14.0 percentage points between the highest (2007, 92.3%) and lowest (1997, 78.3%) 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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