BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ YAMAHA/X-MAX 300 (CZD 300-A)
Model report · 2005–2025

YAMAHA X-MAX 300 (CZD 300-A)

292cc Petrol Class 2
91.2%
first-time pass rate
5.9%
failed outright
7,324
median miles at test
136
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2024–2025

The X-MAX 300 (CZD 300-A)'s first-time pass rate has fallen 3.1 points since 2024, 93.3% to 90.2%.

89%92%94%2024: 93.3% pass (30 tests)2025: 90.2% pass (102 tests)20242025

What fails on a X-MAX 300 (CZD 300-A)

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
7 36.8
lamps and reflectors
5 26.3
suspension
3 15.8
steering
2 10.5
tyres
2 10.5

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the X-MAX 300 (CZD 300-A) beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (YAMAHA RD350, YAMAHA YP250, YAMAHA WR250F).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the X-MAX 300 (CZD 300-A).

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2021 (93.0% pass). Weakest: 2022 (89.7%).

89%91%94%2021: 93.0% pass (57 tests)2022: 89.7% pass (78 tests)20212022

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.