BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha WR 125 X: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which WR 125 X years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 66.5% average, from 7,651 DVSA tests.

2013
highest-passing year · 70.0%
2014
lowest-passing year · 64.7%
5.3pp
spread across 6 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2013 (70.0% of 1,370 tests). Lowest: 2014 (64.7% of 139).

64%67%71%2009: 65.8% pass (1,622 tests)2010: 64.8% pass (1,357 tests)2011: 66.4% pass (1,710 tests)2012: 66.0% pass (1,405 tests)2013: 70.0% pass (1,370 tests)2014: 64.7% pass (139 tests)200920122014
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (66.5%)
2009 1,622 65.8% -0.7 pp
2010 1,357 64.8% -1.7 pp
2011 1,710 66.4% -0.1 pp
2012 1,405 66.0% -0.5 pp
2013 1,370 70.0% +3.5 pp
2014 139 64.7% -1.8 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2012–2025
59%66%73%2012: 67.6% pass (207 tests)2013: 65.4% pass (367 tests)2014: 66.8% pass (596 tests)2015: 70.8% pass (823 tests)2016: 67.1% pass (1,078 tests)2017: 68.7% pass (862 tests)2018: 64.5% pass (569 tests)2019: 65.1% pass (513 tests)2020: 67.0% pass (436 tests)2021: 61.6% pass (550 tests)2022: 63.8% pass (516 tests)2023: 65.7% pass (464 tests)2024: 63.5% pass (342 tests)2025: 69.5% pass (325 tests)20122025

Questions

Which WR 125 X years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Yamaha WR 125 X falls more than two points under the model's 66.5% overall pass rate.
Which WR 125 X year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2013, at 70.0% of 1,370 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the WR 125 X pass rate vary by year?
5.3 percentage points between the highest (2013, 70.0%) and lowest (2014, 64.7%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

Full report: Yamaha WR 125 X reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4940 of 5428 models· other Yamaha models: YZF-R1, YZF-R6, FZS600, YBR 125, XJR1300, FZ6