Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Yamaha YZF750: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which YZF750 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.1% average, from 6,272 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1999 (87.7% of 163 tests). Lowest: 1995 (78.7% of 989). Years more than two points below the model average: 1993, 1995.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (81.1%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,486 | 78.9% | -2.2 pp |
| 1994 | 1,952 | 81.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 989 | 78.7% | -2.4 pp |
| 1996 | 825 | 82.8% | +1.7 pp |
| 1997 | 314 | 82.5% | +1.4 pp |
| 1998 | 278 | 87.4% | +6.3 pp |
| 1999 | 163 | 87.7% | +6.6 pp |
| 2001 | 55 | 87.3% | +6.2 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 YZF750 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1993, 1995 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha YZF750 overall (81.1%); the 1995 cohort is lowest at 78.7% from 989 tests.
- Which YZF750 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1999, at 87.7% of 163 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1998, 1999, 2001.
- How much does the YZF750 pass rate vary by year?
- 9.0 percentage points between the highest (1999, 87.7%) and lowest (1995, 78.7%) 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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