Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Yamaha YP250: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which YP250 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.5% average, from 12,433 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2005 (86.7% of 105 tests). Lowest: 2004 (72.2% of 54). Years more than two points below the model average: 1996, 1997, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (82.5%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 405 | 74.1% | -8.4 pp |
| 1997 | 1,213 | 79.4% | -3.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1,511 | 81.5% | -1.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1,452 | 81.3% | -1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 2,194 | 82.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 956 | 84.9% | +2.4 pp |
| 2002 | 895 | 86.4% | +3.9 pp |
| 2003 | 405 | 84.7% | +2.2 pp |
| 2004 | 54 | 72.2% | -10.3 pp |
| 2005 | 105 | 86.7% | +4.2 pp |
| 2006 | 284 | 83.1% | +0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 219 | 84.5% | +2.0 pp |
| 2008 | 350 | 86.3% | +3.8 pp |
| 2009 | 291 | 80.4% | -2.1 pp |
| 2010 | 189 | 78.3% | -4.2 pp |
| 2011 | 103 | 79.6% | -2.9 pp |
| 2012 | 111 | 80.2% | -2.3 pp |
| 2013 | 435 | 86.2% | +3.7 pp |
| 2014 | 1,033 | 85.2% | +2.7 pp |
| 2015 | 116 | 82.8% | +0.3 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 YP250 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1996, 1997, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha YP250 overall (82.5%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 72.2% from 54 tests.
- Which YP250 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2005, at 86.7% of 105 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2014.
- How much does the YP250 pass rate vary by year?
- 14.5 percentage points between the highest (2005, 86.7%) and lowest (2004, 72.2%) 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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