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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha YN 50 F Neos: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which YN 50 F Neos years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 77.0% average, from 1,988 DVSA tests.

2012
highest-passing year · 82.5%
2010
lowest-passing year · 74.3%
8.2pp
spread across 5 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: 2012 (82.5% of 285 tests). Lowest: 2010 (74.3% of 483). Years more than two points below the model average: 2010.

73%78%84%2009: 77.6% pass (465 tests)2010: 74.3% pass (483 tests)2011: 76.1% pass (406 tests)2012: 82.5% pass (285 tests)2013: 75.8% pass (339 tests)200920112013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (77.0%)
2009 465 77.6% +0.6 pp
2010 483 74.3% -2.7 pp
2011 406 76.1% -0.9 pp
2012 285 82.5% +5.5 pp
2013 339 75.8% -1.2 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 · 2012–2025
57%73%89%2012: 71.7% pass (60 tests)2013: 77.3% pass (128 tests)2014: 76.3% pass (173 tests)2015: 83.7% pass (208 tests)2016: 72.1% pass (258 tests)2017: 82.7% pass (220 tests)2018: 80.6% pass (144 tests)2019: 62.6% pass (155 tests)2020: 80.2% pass (126 tests)2021: 74.0% pass (127 tests)2022: 80.3% pass (122 tests)2023: 82.8% pass (116 tests)2024: 71.8% pass (78 tests)2025: 76.7% pass (73 tests)20122025

Questions

Which YN 50 F Neos years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha YN 50 F Neos overall (77.0%); the 2010 cohort is lowest at 74.3% from 483 tests.
Which YN 50 F Neos year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2012, at 82.5% of 285 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the YN 50 F Neos pass rate vary by year?
8.2 percentage points between the highest (2012, 82.5%) and lowest (2010, 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.

Full report: Yamaha YN 50 F Neos reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4065 of 5428 models· other Yamaha models: YZF-R1, YZF-R6, FZS600, YBR 125, XJR1300, FZ6