Yamaha MOT pass rates and common failures

Yamaha motorcycles pass the MOT 84.57% of the time across 135,230 tests. 2.3 points below the all-motorcycle average of 86.87%.

Pass rate 84.57% 114,365 of 135,230 passed

Models with a page 127 min. 200 tests each

Fixed at the station 6.07% passed after an on-the-spot repair

Average mileage at test 22,280 miles on the clock

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Every Yamaha model

Sorted by sample size. The bigger the number of tests, the more the pass rate can be trusted.

Model	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
GPD125-A NMAX 125 · 125cc	8,762	80.8%	45,039
YZF R1 · 998cc	6,022	88.01%	23,152
MT 800-1000cc · 800-1000cc	5,720	90.98%	16,130
XJR1300 · 1,251cc	3,805	90.43%	26,274
FZS600 · 599cc	3,548	84.02%	32,611
YZF 124cc · 124-125cc	2,881	66.47%	21,679
FZ6 · 599cc	2,558	83.89%	27,989
YZF R6 · 600cc	2,459	84.02%	21,675
MT 659-700cc · 659-700cc	2,364	84.05%	18,639
FZS1000 · 998cc	2,324	91.01%	34,920
MT-07 · 689cc	2,297	87.59%	13,293
YBR · 125cc	2,053	72.67%	15,381
YBR 125 · 124cc	1,946	69.68%	18,985
YZF R125 · 124cc	1,825	71.56%	17,753
TRACER 900 GT · 847cc	1,741	94.43%	14,242
YBR125 · 124cc	1,550	69.35%	18,182
TRACER 700 MT-07 TRACER · 689cc	1,505	92.62%	16,513
MT-09 · 847cc	1,497	91.92%	11,581
XVS650 · 649cc	1,494	84.61%	20,704
MT 124cc · 124-125cc	1,422	68.64%	17,473
FJR1300A · 1,298cc	1,405	89.54%	40,734
YS 125 · 125cc	1,392	74.14%	12,227
XV535 · 535cc	1,279	84.28%	20,034
MT 125 · 124cc	1,256	73.25%	14,644
XSR 847-900cc · 847-900cc	1,228	90.39%	10,903
XJ600 · 598cc	1,221	81.33%	28,474
YZF600 · 599cc	1,211	82.16%	31,763
TRACER 9 GT (MTT 890D) · 890cc	1,201	96.59%	9,802
MT-07 (MTN690) · 689cc	1,135	90.57%	8,347
XSR 689cc · 689-700cc	1,100	88.55%	11,385
R6 · 599cc	1,099	82.62%	24,747
TENERE 700 · 689cc	1,092	92.03%	12,308
MT 125 (MTN 125-A) · 124cc	1,032	76.94%	10,450
DT125 · 124cc	961	80.33%	19,347
XSR 125 (MTM125) · 124cc	914	85.67%	6,530
FJR1300 · 1,297cc	899	88.77%	45,864
TDM900 · 897cc	885	88.93%	39,011
FJR · 1,298cc	884	94.46%	29,966
XVS1100 · 1,067cc	877	86.77%	22,964
XJ900 · 891cc	840	82.74%	38,941
XC · 117cc	836	80.26%	16,748
XVS · 1,009cc	830	89.88%	13,953
DELIGHT 125 (LTS 125-C) · 125cc	828	80.07%	16,902
GPD · 125cc	819	80.34%	46,572
MT-09 (MTN890) · 890cc	770	90.91%	6,648
WR 124cc · 124-125cc	767	69.36%	18,801
MT-10 SP MTN1000D · 998cc	738	92.01%	11,413
TRACER 700 (MTT 690-A) · 689cc	731	95.35%	9,235
X-MAX 300 · 289cc	672	91.67%	17,239
MT-09 TRACER · 847cc	665	93.53%	18,101
FZ1S · 998cc	655	89.16%	29,181
VMX1200 · 1,198cc	648	87.96%	23,933
MT-03 · 489cc	636	88.52%	13,021
X-MAX 125 · 124cc	598	82.78%	33,727
MT-09 SP · 847cc	598	93.48%	10,728
TENERE 700 (XTZ690) · 689cc	587	90.29%	8,867
X-MAX 125 (YP125RA) · 124cc	568	85.39%	26,553
XT600 · 596cc	567	87.3%	25,475
MT-09 SP (MTN890D) · 890cc	548	91.97%	7,874
XJ 6 S DIVERSION · 599cc	539	86.83%	24,782
NXC125 · 125cc	512	79.3%	23,769
XJ 6 N · 599cc	496	83.67%	27,149
RD350 · 347cc	483	93.37%	23,071
TRACER 900 · 847cc	472	94.92%	13,090
YP · 224cc	470	81.49%	23,942
TDM850 · 849cc	460	81.74%	35,081
FJ1200 · 1,188cc	456	86.18%	43,199
XJ · 609cc	456	86.4%	22,605
FZ8 · 782cc	443	86.91%	18,855
SR125 · 124cc	440	74.77%	19,976
XC 125 E VITY · 124cc	429	75.06%	18,490
YZF1000 · 999cc	411	83.7%	29,810
FZ1 N · 998cc	411	89.29%	24,281
YBR 125 CUSTOM · 124cc	409	72.37%	14,436
VIRAGO · 670cc	397	84.38%	23,187
YZF 998cc · 998-1002cc	391	92.07%	20,124
XV1100 · 1,066cc	386	86.27%	25,545
XJ 6 F ABS DIVERSION · 600cc	378	85.71%	25,336
R125 (YZF 125-A) · 124cc	372	76.88%	9,451
FAZER 8 · 779cc	368	87.5%	23,245
XV750 · 748cc	360	85.28%	21,645
XT 1200 Z SUPER TENERE · 1,199cc	345	95.65%	29,795
WR 230-250cc · 230-250cc	344	81.69%	4,119
FZ1 · 992cc	341	89.44%	24,928
YZF R7 (YZF690) · 689cc	338	85.5%	6,077
YP250 · 249cc	335	85.97%	20,328
WR 125 X · 124cc	334	70.96%	25,515
WR 398-500cc · 398-500cc	334	87.72%	2,999
XT 660 Z TENERE · 660cc	328	85.06%	29,280
XT 499-660cc · 499-660cc	327	85.32%	16,069
NS · 49cc	313	67.41%	14,605
MWS125-A TRICITY 125 · 125cc	307	82.08%	21,502
X-MAX TECH MAX 125 (YP125RASP) · 124cc	307	88.93%	29,072
XVS 1300 A MIDNIGHT STAR · 1,300cc	304	88.16%	21,253
YZF R1 04 · 998cc	303	84.16%	26,177
MT-01 · 1,693cc	288	92.01%	20,472
XSR 700 (MTM690) · 689cc	288	91.67%	5,526
XJR · 1,216cc	286	90.91%	12,052
YQ50 · 49cc	285	69.12%	14,530
XT 660 X · 659cc	284	83.45%	19,979
XT1200 · 1199-1200cc	283	91.17%	30,902
VMAX · 1,343cc	280	89.64%	20,403
TENERE 700 RALLY (XZT690D-B) · 689cc	279	93.55%	7,186
XJR1200 · 1,190cc	274	82.48%	31,747
XVS 950 A MIDNIGHT STAR · 942cc	273	86.45%	17,346
YZF R3 · 321cc	267	86.89%	8,764
XV1600 · 1,596cc	266	84.21%	30,914
TRX850 · 849cc	263	85.93%	28,186
XP500 · 499cc	262	90.46%	25,256
WR250F · 249cc	256	83.2%	5,763
YP250R X-MAX · 249cc	253	86.56%	19,045
XT660X · 659cc	253	84.98%	21,429
MW · 125cc	252	82.94%	19,213
AEROX R · 49cc	251	80.48%	9,376
FAZER · 780cc	249	88.76%	27,130
YZ · 184cc	248	87.5%	1,744
TENERE 700 WORLD RAID XZT690D · 689cc	232	90.52%	8,684
FZR1000 · 994cc	228	86.4%	31,695
XVS125 · 124cc	227	75.33%	17,673
MT-10 MTN1000 · 998cc	211	93.36%	6,077
TW125 · 124cc	210	74.29%	16,059
WR 250 F · 250cc	208	80.29%	4,243
BT1100 · 1,063cc	208	86.06%	23,722
X-MAX TECH MAX 300 CZD300-A SP · 291cc	205	91.22%	15,125
FZR600 · 598cc	203	85.22%	31,902
XJR 1300 · 1,252cc	203	93.6%	21,769
TZR250 · 249cc	202	91.09%	18,342

Why Yamaha motorcycles fail the MOT

Share of failed Yamaha tests where this item was recorded.

#	Item	Of failures	Tests
1	Not working	25.8%	3,267
2	Missing	21%	2,652
3	Tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm	13.5%	1,712
4	Has a serious fluid leak	12%	1,518
5	Less than 1.0 mm thick	8.7%	1,107
6	Too high	7.2%	911
7	Inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps	6.1%	767
8	Insecure	5.9%	745

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Compare with other makes

Honda 86.02% Triumph 90.17% Suzuki 85.79% BMW 93.15% Kawasaki 87.25% Harley-Davidson 90.55% KTM 85.29% Piaggio 85.93% Ducati 90.49% Royal Enfield 90.76% Aprilia 84.64% Lexmoto 66.26%

Source: DVSA MOT testing data, 2025 · updated Aug 2026 · licence and method