Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Yamaha YZF-R6: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which YZF-R6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.0% average, from 155,350 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2016 (93.3% of 149 tests). Lowest: 1994 (71.1% of 76). Years more than two points below the model average: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (79.0%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 83 | 81.9% | +2.9 pp |
| 1994 | 76 | 71.1% | -7.9 pp |
| 1995 | 112 | 83.0% | +4.0 pp |
| 1996 | 5,826 | 74.3% | -4.7 pp |
| 1997 | 10,873 | 76.2% | -2.8 pp |
| 1998 | 15,094 | 76.5% | -2.5 pp |
| 1999 | 17,697 | 76.8% | -2.2 pp |
| 2000 | 18,293 | 77.0% | -2.0 pp |
| 2001 | 12,411 | 78.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 9,964 | 78.5% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 9,933 | 79.9% | +0.9 pp |
| 2004 | 6,621 | 81.3% | +2.3 pp |
| 2005 | 10,988 | 82.5% | +3.5 pp |
| 2006 | 10,244 | 81.3% | +2.3 pp |
| 2007 | 9,165 | 80.8% | +1.8 pp |
| 2008 | 5,924 | 81.9% | +2.9 pp |
| 2009 | 3,839 | 82.7% | +3.7 pp |
| 2010 | 2,948 | 82.8% | +3.8 pp |
| 2011 | 1,289 | 84.5% | +5.5 pp |
| 2012 | 950 | 81.4% | +2.4 pp |
| 2013 | 730 | 84.9% | +5.9 pp |
| 2014 | 697 | 84.6% | +5.6 pp |
| 2015 | 275 | 89.1% | +10.1 pp |
| 2016 | 149 | 93.3% | +14.3 pp |
| 2017 | 579 | 90.8% | +11.8 pp |
| 2018 | 291 | 88.0% | +9.0 pp |
| 2019 | 166 | 86.7% | +7.7 pp |
| 2020 | 92 | 85.9% | +6.9 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
Questions
- Which YZF-R6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha YZF-R6 overall (79.0%); the 1994 cohort is lowest at 71.1% from 76 tests.
- Which YZF-R6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2016, at 93.3% of 149 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1971, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
- How much does the YZF-R6 pass rate vary by year?
- 22.2 percentage points between the highest (2016, 93.3%) and lowest (1994, 71.1%) 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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