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Yamaha Yzf MOT pass rate by year

How the Yamaha Yzf's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1996 to 2021, across the DVSA record.

What is the Yamaha Yzf MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Yamaha Yzf model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Yamaha Yzf averages 16.6% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
199680.8%19.2%1,764
199781.2%18.8%1,858
199885.4%14.6%15,064
199983.2%16.8%33,804
200083.1%16.9%35,186
200184.7%15.3%23,496
200284.7%15.3%30,808
200385.0%15.0%23,331
200486.3%13.7%32,986
200585.8%14.2%30,742
200685.9%14.1%23,277
200785.6%14.4%27,451
200881.4%18.6%31,248
200980.8%19.2%28,623
201079.4%20.6%20,097
201179.0%21.0%13,464
201278.8%21.2%12,021
201377.8%22.2%10,360
201478.9%21.1%10,224
201582.1%17.9%10,199
201683.5%16.5%8,942
201785.8%14.2%5,960
201883.0%17.0%5,114
201983.3%16.7%3,687
202086.3%13.7%2,013
202187.6%12.4%1,124

Does age change how often a Yamaha Yzf fails?

Older Yamaha Yzfs fail more often, as expected. The 1996 cars fail 19.2% of tests against 12.4% for the 2021. Across every year the model averages 16.6%. The 2013 is the weakest year at 22.2%, and the 2021 the strongest at 12.4%.

More on the Yamaha Yzf

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Yamaha Yzf: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Yamaha models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain