Yamaha MOT pass rate
203,244 MOT tests in 2024. Overall pass rate: 85%
Yamaha has a 85% MOT pass rate based on 203,244 real DVSA test records from 2024. That is 6.7 percentage points above the UK average of 78.3%. It ranks 29 out of 85 makes.
The strongest model is the Tracer 900 at 97.3%, while the Wr 125 X is lowest at 70.4%.
The single most common reason a Yamaha fails its MOT is a shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely, which accounted for 2,574 failures.
Most common Yamaha MOT failures
| Reason | Count |
|---|---|
| a shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely | 2,574 |
| tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 2,310 |
| brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm | 1,605 |
| a transmission belt, chain, sprocket or pulley excessively loose or worn | 1,229 |
| the aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 1,222 |
| a direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 1,220 |
| reflector missing or reflecting white to the rear | 1,211 |
| significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 1,088 |
| a headlamp missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of led | 1,086 |
| stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 967 |
How Yamaha compares
Yamaha pass rate85%
UK average78.3%
Black line = UK average (78.3%). Based on 57.7 million MOT tests.
All Yamaha models
| Model | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Mt | 13,094 | 87.6% |
| Gpd125-A Nmax 125 Abs | 11,491 | 80.8% |
| Yzf R1 | 9,167 | 87.8% |
| Unclassified | 6,980 | 86.6% |
| Fzs600 | 6,059 | 83.1% |
| Yzf | 5,506 | 72.9% |
| Xjr1300 | 4,646 | 90.2% |
| Yzf R6 | 3,858 | 83.7% |
| Mt-07 Abs | 3,664 | 90.1% |
| Xsr | 3,428 | 90.7% |
| Xvs650 | 3,239 | 85.1% |
| Fzs1000 | 3,220 | 90.2% |
| Fz6 | 3,089 | 84.6% |
| Ybr | 2,912 | 76.7% |
| Ybr 125 | 2,574 | 71.7% |
| Yzf600 | 2,440 | 81.9% |
| Ybr125 | 2,296 | 72.1% |
| Xj600 | 2,268 | 80.9% |
| Mt-09 Abs | 2,226 | 91% |
| Ys 125 | 2,076 | 75.7% |
| Wr | 2,073 | 77.7% |
| Tracer 900 Gt | 2,039 | 95.2% |
| Mt 125 Abs | 2,032 | 76.5% |
| Xv535 | 1,921 | 84.7% |
| Yzf R125 | 1,887 | 73.1% |
| Tracer 700 Mt-07 Tracer | 1,837 | 91.2% |
| Fjr1300A | 1,804 | 90.4% |
| R6 | 1,663 | 81.6% |
| Dt125 | 1,613 | 79.4% |
| Xj900 | 1,484 | 85.4% |
| Xvs1100 | 1,469 | 85.2% |
| Xc | 1,350 | 80.1% |
| Tenere 700 | 1,339 | 92% |
| Gpd | 1,334 | 81.6% |
| Fjr | 1,325 | 94.6% |
| Fz1 | 1,254 | 94.4% |
| Tdm900 | 1,223 | 90.8% |
| Yzf-R1 | 1,209 | 89% |
| Mt-10 Sp Mtn1000D | 1,189 | 87.7% |
| Yzf R125 Abs | 1,131 | 75.8% |
| Vmx1200 | 1,124 | 87.8% |
| Mt 125 (Mtn 125-A) | 1,068 | 79.1% |
| Delight 125 (Lts 125-C) | 1,060 | 77.6% |
| Xvs | 1,053 | 92.2% |
| Mt-09 Sp | 975 | 92% |
| Fjr1300 | 963 | 88.9% |
| X-Max 300 | 948 | 92.8% |
| Rd350 | 914 | 93.8% |
| Tdm850 | 905 | 87.1% |
| Xt600 | 899 | 89% |
| Fz1S | 883 | 88.3% |
| Nxc125 | 849 | 81.6% |
| Yzf1000 | 823 | 84.2% |
| Xt | 813 | 92.4% |
| Mt-09 Tracer Abs | 800 | 92.5% |
| X-Max 125 Abs | 786 | 83.5% |
| Xc 125 E Vity | 721 | 80.9% |
| Sr125 | 697 | 80.6% |
| Virago | 685 | 86.7% |
| Yq50 | 678 | 70.4% |
| Fj1200 | 672 | 85.4% |
| Tracer 9 Gt (Mtt 890D) | 658 | 95.4% |
| Ybr 125 Custom | 655 | 76.5% |
| Yp | 651 | 81.3% |
| Xv1100 | 637 | 87.4% |
| Trx850 | 627 | 85.8% |
| Wr 125 X | 626 | 70.4% |
| Xj 6 N | 619 | 85.1% |
| Xj 6 S Diversion | 612 | 83.8% |
| Tracer 700 (Mtt 690-A) | 611 | 93.1% |
| Yz | 609 | 89% |
| Xj | 602 | 85.7% |
| Tracer 900 | 598 | 97.3% |
| Mt-07 (Mtn690) | 580 | 94% |
| Ns | 572 | 75.2% |
| Fz1 N | 526 | 86.3% |
| Mt-09 Sp (Mtn890D) | 518 | 90.7% |
| Xv1600 | 515 | 86.4% |
| Xt 1200 Z Super Tenere | 504 | 94% |
| Mws125-A Tricity 125 | 503 | 83.1% |
| Yp250 | 489 | 87.7% |
| Xj 6 F Abs Diversion | 487 | 89.5% |
| Yzf R1 04 | 484 | 87.6% |
| Fz8 | 479 | 86.8% |
| Xvs 1300 A Midnight Star | 471 | 92.1% |
| Xv750 | 462 | 86.1% |
| Fazer 8 Abs | 454 | 90.7% |
| Mt-01 | 451 | 93.1% |
| Xt 660 Z Tenere | 447 | 85.7% |
| Xjr1200 | 447 | 81.9% |
| Xp500 | 442 | 93% |
| Mw | 431 | 84% |
| Vmax | 429 | 91.1% |
| Xt 660 X | 403 | 84.1% |
| Wr250F | 397 | 82.1% |
| Xt660X | 396 | 86.6% |
| Xjr | 390 | 86.9% |
| Mt-03 | 374 | 85% |
| Mt-03 Abs | 371 | 90% |
| Yp250R X-Max | 359 | 87.7% |
| X-Max 125 (Yp125Ra) | 356 | 86% |
| Xvs 950 A Midnight Star | 351 | 90% |
| Tw125 | 348 | 78.2% |
| Mt-09 (Mtn890) | 348 | 90.2% |
| Fazer | 337 | 86.1% |
| Tenere 700 (Xtz690) | 335 | 90.1% |
| Yn | 330 | 78.5% |
| Xsr 125 (Mtm125) | 325 | 85.5% |
| Tzr250 | 323 | 95% |
| Xjr 1300 | 321 | 92.2% |
| Raptor | 317 | 90.2% |
| Aerox R | 317 | 79.5% |
| Xvs125 | 305 | 73.1% |
| - | 305 | 88.2% |
| Fzr1000 | 302 | 82.5% |
| Xv | 296 | 91.2% |
| Yp 125 R-Xmax | 294 | 79.9% |
| Yzf R6 04 | 294 | 79.6% |
| Serow | 286 | 89.2% |
| Nxc 125 Cygnus | 285 | 77.5% |
| Fzr600 | 283 | 81.3% |
| Bt1100 | 278 | 87.4% |
| Xp 530 D-A Tmax Dx | 276 | 96% |
| Xv125 | 271 | 85.2% |
| Xv1700 | 269 | 85.1% |
| Wr 250 F | 264 | 86% |
| R1 | 264 | 88.3% |
| Xvz1300 | 256 | 86.7% |
| Wr450F | 249 | 79.9% |
| Fz1 Fazer Abs | 248 | 89.9% |
| Yfz350 | 248 | 95.6% |
| Tt250R | 247 | 81.4% |
| V Max | 238 | 90.8% |
| Yzf R1 20 (Yzf1000) | 232 | 93.1% |
| Yzf R3 Abs | 230 | 88.7% |
| Fz6 Fazer S2 | 226 | 83.2% |
| Xt350 | 224 | 87.9% |
| Yp400 | 224 | 88.4% |
| Yfm | 224 | 86.2% |
| Rd250 | 224 | 96% |
| Tdr250 | 223 | 92.8% |
| Trike | 222 | 83.3% |
| Yp 400 Ra X-Max Abs | 218 | 89.4% |
| Yn50 | 213 | 72.8% |
| Rd125 | 211 | 87.2% |
| Xt 660 R | 208 | 88.5% |
| Xsr 700 Xtribute | 206 | 94.2% |
| Xc125 | 205 | 78% |