Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Yamaha YN50: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which YN50 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 69.9% average, from 17,935 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2012 (87.3% of 71 tests). Lowest: 2004 (65.8% of 1,570). Years more than two points below the model average: 1999, 2004.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (69.9%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 859 | 69.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 1,746 | 67.8% | -2.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2,148 | 70.0% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3,109 | 69.3% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 2,806 | 69.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 2,145 | 69.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 1,570 | 65.8% | -4.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1,242 | 69.1% | -0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 794 | 69.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 529 | 78.1% | +8.2 pp |
| 2008 | 111 | 74.8% | +4.9 pp |
| 2009 | 272 | 77.2% | +7.3 pp |
| 2010 | 334 | 85.0% | +15.1 pp |
| 2011 | 175 | 81.1% | +11.2 pp |
| 2012 | 71 | 87.3% | +17.4 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 YN50 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1999, 2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha YN50 overall (69.9%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 65.8% from 1,570 tests.
- Which YN50 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2012, at 87.3% of 71 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
- How much does the YN50 pass rate vary by year?
- 21.5 percentage points between the highest (2012, 87.3%) and lowest (2004, 65.8%) 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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