Yamaha WR 250 F MOT pass rate and common failures
Yamaha WR 250 F motorcycles pass the MOT 80.29% of the time, measured across 208 tests in the DVSA record. A further 9.62% passed only after a defect was put right at the test station.
What to check before the MOT
Built from this model's own failure record, not general advice.
- Start with not working - it accounts for 85.7% of failed tests on this model.
- Then check missing and has excessive play, the next two most common reasons.
- Age matters here: 85.53% of 3-5 year old examples pass, against 75.22% at 16+ years - a gap of 10.3 points.
- The most common advisory is has a serious fluid leak (5.8% of all tests) - not a failure, but money you will spend sooner or later.
- Average recorded mileage at test is 4,243 miles, which is the number to compare any advert against.
Pass rate by age
A single pass rate hides the most useful thing in this data: how the same model behaves at three years old and at fifteen.
| Age at test | Pass rate | Tests | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 85.53% | 76 | |
| 16+ years | 75.22% | 113 |
Why the Yamaha WR 250 F fails
Share of failed tests on this model where the item was recorded. One test can fail on several items, so the column does not add up to 100%.
| # | Item | Of failures | Tests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not working | 85.7% | 18 | |
| 2 | Missing | 42.9% | 9 | |
| 3 | Has excessive play | 23.8% | 5 | |
| 4 | Does not conform to the specified requirements | 19% | 4 | |
| 5 | Not working on dipped beam | 19% | 4 | |
| 6 | Projected beam image obviously incorrect | 14.3% | 3 | |
| 7 | Rough when rotated | 14.3% | 3 | |
| 8 | Does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls | 9.5% | 2 | |
| 9 | Has a serious fluid leak | 9.5% | 2 | |
| 10 | Incorrect | 9.5% | 2 |
Most common advisories
Not a failure and not a legal requirement to fix - but an advisory that repeats year after year is money the next owner spends.
| # | Item | Of all tests | Tests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Has a serious fluid leak | 5.8% | 12 | |
| 2 | Has excessive play | 5.8% | 12 | |
| 3 | Less than 1.0 mm thick | 3.8% | 8 | |
| 4 | Noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition | 3.8% | 8 | |
| 5 | Worn to excess | 2.9% | 6 | |
| 6 | Chain guard missing | 2.4% | 5 | |
| 7 | Inscription illegible | 2.4% | 5 | |
| 8 | Significantly and obviously worn | 2.4% | 5 | |
| 9 | Component pin or bush excessively worn | 1.9% | 4 | |
| 10 | Excessively distorted | 1.9% | 4 |
Yamaha WR 250 F for sale
No Yamaha WR 250 F in stock at the moment - 84 other Yamaha bikes are advertised.
Similar bikes compared
Models of comparable capacity, so the comparison means something.
| Model | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piaggio VESPA GTS · 240-300cc | 4,305 | 92.15% | 9,875 | |
| Honda CRF 220-250cc · 220-250cc | 2,452 | 89.76% | 7,549 | |
| Honda NSS 250-297cc · 250-297cc | 1,397 | 90.34% | 17,407 | |
| Honda CRF 300 LA-M · 286cc | 1,297 | 88.43% | 3,963 | |
| BMW G310 · 313cc | 1,129 | 90.79% | 7,243 | |
| Piaggio VESPA GTS 300 SUPER · 277cc | 914 | 93.76% | 12,292 |
Source: DVSA MOT testing data, 2025 · updated Aug 2026 · licence and method