16.2%fail rate
Yamaha MOT failure rates by model
Yamaha cars fail 16.2% of MOT tests. Here is every Yamaha model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Yamaha cars?
Across 3,393,790 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 16.2% of Yamaha cars fail. That is 9.5 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Yamaha models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaha Tzr50 | 34.2% | 1,536 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yq50 | 30.9% | 34,621 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Tzr125 | 30.7% | 5,847 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yq | 30.3% | 8,370 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xt125 | 29.3% | 8,714 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Dt50 | 29.2% | 4,037 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Tzr | 28.1% | 3,540 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Wr125 | 27.5% | 1,471 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Yq100 | 27.4% | 8,988 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Wr125x | 26.5% | 1,065 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Dt125 | 26.1% | 52,124 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xq125 | 25.8% | 3,285 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Jog | 25.4% | 12,123 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Ew50 | 25.4% | 3,363 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Rxs100 | 24.9% | 8,949 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Cs50 | 24.9% | 6,685 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Ns | 24.8% | 5,504 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Cw | 24.6% | 2,083 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Cs | 24.5% | 5,609 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Dt125r | 24.5% | 1,717 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Ybr125 | 24.0% | 60,615 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fzr400 | 24.0% | 5,116 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yp125 | 23.9% | 11,932 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xv125 | 23.8% | 8,131 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Rxs | 23.8% | 1,235 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Dt | 23.7% | 6,318 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yn50 | 23.6% | 23,233 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Tdr125 | 23.5% | 2,011 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yn100 | 23.4% | 6,062 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Cw50 | 23.3% | 4,654 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fzr600 | 22.6% | 14,439 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Ybr | 22.4% | 112,916 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Sr125 | 22.3% | 37,615 | Other |
| Yamaha Yn | 22.3% | 9,745 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Wr | 21.7% | 46,435 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yb100 | 21.5% | 3,156 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Tw125 | 21.2% | 13,614 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yh | 21.1% | 3,092 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yzf600r | 21.1% | 1,103 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xc125 | 21.0% | 8,237 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xj600s | 21.0% | 1,011 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xvs125 | 20.8% | 13,766 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Fz600 | 20.8% | 2,218 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xc125e | 20.8% | 1,002 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Fzr | 20.7% | 8,128 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Fzr1000 | 20.5% | 13,738 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Ys | 20.1% | 10,415 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Rd125 | 20.1% | 4,114 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xj550 | 20.1% | 1,855 | Brakes |
| Yamaha 600 | 20.1% | 1,247 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Vity | 20.0% | 2,312 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Teo | 19.8% | 1,800 | Brakes |
| Yamaha T80 | 19.7% | 4,641 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xj750 | 19.7% | 1,852 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Wr400 | 19.6% | 1,825 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fz750 | 19.5% | 4,430 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Fzx750 | 19.5% | 2,205 | Brakes |
| Yamaha R125 | 19.5% | 1,167 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xjr400 | 19.5% | 1,140 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xj600 | 19.4% | 75,795 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Ttr250 | 19.4% | 1,750 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Bws | 19.1% | 5,560 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xs250 | 19.1% | 2,044 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Aerox | 19.1% | 1,761 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Radian | 19.1% | 1,018 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Thundercat | 19.0% | 3,988 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xc | 18.9% | 36,519 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xt350 | 18.9% | 6,081 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Cygnus | 18.9% | 1,068 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Yzf600 | 18.7% | 67,188 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Sr250 | 18.7% | 3,756 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Nxc | 18.6% | 12,109 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Wr450f | 18.6% | 7,004 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Trike | 18.6% | 6,161 | Brakes |
| Yamaha X | 18.6% | 1,098 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Sr | 18.5% | 5,125 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Diversion | 18.4% | 7,048 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Fzr1000r | 18.4% | 2,837 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xmax | 18.2% | 1,261 | Brakes |
| Yamaha R6 | 18.1% | 63,746 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xs750 | 18.1% | 1,964 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Tricycle | 18.1% | 1,700 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Nxc125 | 18.0% | 26,101 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xj650 | 17.9% | 2,849 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Szr660 | 17.9% | 1,538 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fj1100 | 17.8% | 2,140 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Wr250f | 17.7% | 7,799 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Majesty | 17.7% | 2,553 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xs400 | 17.7% | 1,482 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Fj1200 | 17.3% | 24,637 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Yp | 17.3% | 17,392 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Thunderace | 17.3% | 2,554 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Fj | 17.3% | 2,390 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xtz750 | 17.2% | 4,229 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Wr250 | 17.2% | 1,224 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Hw | 17.1% | 2,806 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xt550 | 17.0% | 1,201 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha X-City | 16.9% | 2,413 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Yzf1000 | 16.8% | 25,745 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xjr1200 | 16.8% | 11,075 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Maxim | 16.8% | 1,155 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Yz | 16.7% | 3,778 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yzf | 16.6% | 446,980 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xs1100 | 16.6% | 3,260 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xs | 16.5% | 2,441 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Tdr | 16.5% | 1,396 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xj900 | 16.2% | 45,882 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Tw | 16.2% | 1,407 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha 535 | 16.2% | 1,380 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Gpd125-A | 16.0% | 42,753 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Yzf750 | 16.0% | 7,332 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xv1000 | 16.0% | 1,297 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xt250 | 15.9% | 2,929 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Sr500 | 15.8% | 2,808 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xt500 | 15.7% | 4,576 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yfm | 15.6% | 5,463 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Delight | 15.6% | 4,845 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fs1 | 15.6% | 3,216 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Ttr | 15.5% | 4,919 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Quad | 15.5% | 1,849 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xv750 | 15.2% | 15,915 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Fz | 15.2% | 2,414 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Srx600 | 15.2% | 1,477 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yzfr1 | 15.2% | 1,242 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xv250 | 15.1% | 5,404 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xtz660 | 15.1% | 3,516 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Fzs600 | 15.0% | 159,645 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Yp250 | 15.0% | 14,927 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Yp250r | 15.0% | 9,133 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xv535 | 14.9% | 59,595 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Tdm850 | 14.9% | 22,642 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Virago | 14.9% | 21,333 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Qt50 | 14.9% | 1,275 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xt | 14.8% | 47,581 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Trx850 | 14.8% | 10,279 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Tt600re | 14.8% | 2,678 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Gpd | 14.7% | 9,694 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Tt250r | 14.7% | 4,903 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Dt175 | 14.7% | 2,995 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xt600 | 14.6% | 22,519 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xs650 | 14.6% | 7,251 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Mws125-A | 14.4% | 2,073 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Raptor | 14.3% | 7,595 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Tt | 14.1% | 3,569 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Yzf-R1 | 14.0% | 32,169 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Mw | 14.0% | 3,609 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Mt03 | 14.0% | 1,805 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha V | 13.8% | 5,985 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Trx | 13.7% | 1,600 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Dragstar | 13.6% | 3,483 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xv1100 | 13.5% | 15,771 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xt660x | 13.5% | 7,527 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Tdr250 | 13.5% | 3,371 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha V-Max | 13.5% | 2,570 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xj6n | 13.5% | 1,383 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha - | 13.4% | 2,798 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xj | 13.3% | 47,156 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Serrow | 13.2% | 1,470 | Other |
| Yamaha Vmx1200 | 13.1% | 22,775 | Brakes |
| Yamaha R1 | 13.1% | 7,963 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Mt | 13.0% | 115,090 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fz6 | 13.0% | 92,245 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Unknown | 13.0% | 21,247 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fs1e | 13.0% | 2,795 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xvs650 | 12.9% | 55,621 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xv | 12.9% | 12,396 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fzs | 12.9% | 12,124 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Mt-03 | 12.9% | 10,984 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xvs250 | 12.8% | 2,760 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Vmx | 12.8% | 1,379 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Tdm | 12.7% | 7,065 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Yp400 | 12.7% | 5,265 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xj6 | 12.6% | 3,198 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Rd350lc | 12.6% | 2,015 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Bt1100 | 12.5% | 7,730 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Rd200 | 12.5% | 1,249 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Tzr250 | 12.4% | 3,985 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fz6-Sa | 12.4% | 1,460 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Rd250 | 12.3% | 7,984 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xj6s | 12.3% | 1,284 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xvs1100 | 12.2% | 29,341 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xt225 | 12.2% | 3,498 | Other |
| Yamaha Fazer | 12.1% | 13,091 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xf | 12.1% | 1,379 | Tyres |
| Yamaha Rd350 | 11.9% | 23,169 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Rd | 11.8% | 6,211 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xt660r | 11.7% | 5,203 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Serow | 11.7% | 4,539 | Other |
| Yamaha Xt660 | 11.5% | 1,147 | Other |
| Yamaha Vmax | 11.4% | 7,173 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xvs1300 | 11.3% | 1,365 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xjr1300 | 11.2% | 109,289 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Fjr1300 | 11.2% | 30,801 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xjr | 11.2% | 11,970 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xp500 | 11.1% | 14,563 | Brakes |
| Yamaha X-Max | 11.1% | 12,388 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xv1600 | 11.0% | 8,454 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fz8 | 11.0% | 7,404 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fz1 | 10.9% | 22,916 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xvz1300 | 10.6% | 4,163 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Rd400 | 10.6% | 3,268 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Fzs1000 | 10.4% | 73,185 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Mt-07 | 10.4% | 18,125 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xv1700 | 10.4% | 3,275 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xvs | 10.2% | 28,095 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Xsr | 9.7% | 22,125 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Rd500 | 9.7% | 2,216 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Tdm900 | 9.6% | 25,578 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Mt-01 | 9.5% | 7,257 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fz1s | 9.4% | 15,515 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xv1900 | 9.3% | 1,250 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fjr1300a | 8.9% | 30,652 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Tenere | 8.9% | 8,961 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Gts1000 | 8.5% | 1,193 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Not | 8.1% | 1,010 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Mt-09 | 7.2% | 23,308 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Fjr | 7.1% | 11,470 | Brakes |
| Yamaha Mt-10 | 7.0% | 5,721 | Lamps & electrical |
| Yamaha Xp | 6.4% | 3,226 | Tyres |
| Yamaha Tracer | 5.6% | 29,099 | Lamps & electrical |
Which Yamaha fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Yamaha Tzr50 has the highest failure rate at 34.2%, and the Yamaha Tracer the lowest at 5.6%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain