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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha YP250R X-Max: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which YP250R X-Max years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.5% average, from 6,791 DVSA tests.

2009
highest-passing year · 84.4%
2010
lowest-passing year · 78.1%
6.3pp
spread across 9 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: 2009 (84.4% of 906 tests). Lowest: 2010 (78.1% of 941). Years more than two points below the model average: 2007, 2010.

77%81%86%2005: 83.4% pass (229 tests)2006: 83.9% pass (809 tests)2007: 80.0% pass (640 tests)2008: 83.2% pass (1,043 tests)2009: 84.4% pass (906 tests)2010: 78.1% pass (941 tests)2011: 83.6% pass (867 tests)2012: 83.5% pass (978 tests)2013: 81.6% pass (370 tests)200520092013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (82.5%)
2005 229 83.4% +0.9 pp
2006 809 83.9% +1.4 pp
2007 640 80.0% -2.5 pp
2008 1,043 83.2% +0.7 pp
2009 906 84.4% +1.9 pp
2010 941 78.1% -4.4 pp
2011 867 83.6% +1.1 pp
2012 978 83.5% +1.0 pp
2013 370 81.6% -0.9 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 · 2009–2025
78%85%91%2009: 89.0% pass (100 tests)2010: 87.5% pass (160 tests)2011: 83.1% pass (261 tests)2012: 80.9% pass (350 tests)2013: 82.6% pass (466 tests)2014: 84.9% pass (557 tests)2015: 83.8% pass (679 tests)2016: 81.0% pass (696 tests)2017: 81.2% pass (643 tests)2018: 80.4% pass (460 tests)2019: 81.1% pass (413 tests)2020: 80.2% pass (383 tests)2021: 82.1% pass (429 tests)2022: 82.3% pass (385 tests)2023: 81.5% pass (330 tests)2024: 85.6% pass (229 tests)2025: 85.3% pass (225 tests)20092025

Questions

Which YP250R X-Max years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2007, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha YP250R X-Max overall (82.5%); the 2010 cohort is lowest at 78.1% from 941 tests.
Which YP250R X-Max year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2009, at 84.4% of 906 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the YP250R X-Max pass rate vary by year?
6.3 percentage points between the highest (2009, 84.4%) and lowest (2010, 78.1%) 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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