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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha YQ50: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which YQ50 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 58.0% average, from 24,662 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 64.9%
2015
lowest-passing year · 50.9%
14.0pp
spread across 18 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: 2013 (64.9% of 405 tests). Lowest: 2015 (50.9% of 53). Years more than two points below the model average: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2015.

48%58%68%1998: 59.3% pass (317 tests)1999: 62.4% pass (511 tests)2000: 59.1% pass (1,353 tests)2001: 56.3% pass (1,736 tests)2002: 53.9% pass (2,247 tests)2003: 56.0% pass (2,203 tests)2004: 54.8% pass (2,748 tests)2005: 56.8% pass (2,206 tests)2006: 54.9% pass (1,912 tests)2007: 58.1% pass (1,483 tests)2008: 61.3% pass (1,733 tests)2009: 59.8% pass (1,951 tests)2010: 61.3% pass (1,676 tests)2011: 64.4% pass (869 tests)2012: 64.7% pass (1,090 tests)2013: 64.9% pass (405 tests)2014: 62.5% pass (144 tests)2015: 50.9% pass (53 tests)199820072015
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (58.0%)
1998 317 59.3% +1.3 pp
1999 511 62.4% +4.4 pp
2000 1,353 59.1% +1.1 pp
2001 1,736 56.3% -1.7 pp
2002 2,247 53.9% -4.1 pp
2003 2,203 56.0% -2.0 pp
2004 2,748 54.8% -3.2 pp
2005 2,206 56.8% -1.2 pp
2006 1,912 54.9% -3.1 pp
2007 1,483 58.1% +0.1 pp
2008 1,733 61.3% +3.3 pp
2009 1,951 59.8% +1.8 pp
2010 1,676 61.3% +3.3 pp
2011 869 64.4% +6.4 pp
2012 1,090 64.7% +6.7 pp
2013 405 64.9% +6.9 pp
2014 144 62.5% +4.5 pp
2015 53 50.9% -7.1 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2005–2025
49%62%74%2005: 61.3% pass (320 tests)2006: 58.3% pass (1,414 tests)2007: 58.2% pass (1,570 tests)2008: 55.5% pass (1,743 tests)2009: 52.9% pass (1,852 tests)2010: 54.0% pass (1,933 tests)2011: 53.2% pass (2,056 tests)2012: 54.8% pass (2,064 tests)2013: 55.2% pass (2,018 tests)2014: 58.6% pass (1,805 tests)2015: 60.6% pass (1,643 tests)2016: 64.0% pass (1,362 tests)2017: 62.3% pass (1,098 tests)2018: 60.5% pass (655 tests)2019: 62.3% pass (602 tests)2020: 65.0% pass (523 tests)2021: 64.4% pass (596 tests)2022: 66.7% pass (481 tests)2023: 65.6% pass (390 tests)2024: 67.8% pass (276 tests)2025: 70.1% pass (261 tests)20052025

Questions

Which YQ50 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2002, 2004, 2006, 2015 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha YQ50 overall (58.0%); the 2015 cohort is lowest at 50.9% from 53 tests.
Which YQ50 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 64.9% of 405 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1999, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
How much does the YQ50 pass rate vary by year?
14.0 percentage points between the highest (2013, 64.9%) and lowest (2015, 50.9%) 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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