BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Yamaha YP 125 R-Xmax: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which YP 125 R-Xmax years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.8% average, from 5,816 DVSA tests.

2006
highest-passing year · 79.5%
2011
lowest-passing year · 71.3%
8.2pp
spread across 8 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: 2006 (79.5% of 528 tests). Lowest: 2011 (71.3% of 908). Years more than two points below the model average: 2011.

70%75%81%2006: 79.5% pass (528 tests)2007: 74.5% pass (530 tests)2008: 75.6% pass (635 tests)2009: 74.1% pass (637 tests)2010: 75.2% pass (467 tests)2011: 71.3% pass (908 tests)2012: 78.0% pass (1,201 tests)2013: 77.0% pass (854 tests)200620102013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (75.8%)
2006 528 79.5% +3.7 pp
2007 530 74.5% -1.3 pp
2008 635 75.6% -0.2 pp
2009 637 74.1% -1.7 pp
2010 467 75.2% -0.6 pp
2011 908 71.3% -4.5 pp
2012 1,201 78.0% +2.2 pp
2013 854 77.0% +1.2 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 · 2009–2025
68%79%90%2009: 86.5% pass (52 tests)2010: 82.6% pass (121 tests)2011: 73.2% pass (198 tests)2012: 73.5% pass (268 tests)2013: 74.0% pass (331 tests)2014: 77.1% pass (441 tests)2015: 76.8% pass (587 tests)2016: 74.6% pass (717 tests)2017: 79.3% pass (643 tests)2018: 76.8% pass (418 tests)2019: 75.9% pass (378 tests)2020: 75.4% pass (350 tests)2021: 72.0% pass (379 tests)2022: 75.0% pass (340 tests)2023: 76.3% pass (274 tests)2024: 73.4% pass (169 tests)2025: 71.3% pass (150 tests)20092025

Questions

Which YP 125 R-Xmax years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha YP 125 R-Xmax overall (75.8%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 71.3% from 908 tests.
Which YP 125 R-Xmax year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2006, at 79.5% of 528 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2006, 2012.
How much does the YP 125 R-Xmax pass rate vary by year?
8.2 percentage points between the highest (2006, 79.5%) and lowest (2011, 71.3%) 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 YP 125 R-Xmax reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4212 of 5428 models· other Yamaha models: YZF-R1, YZF-R6, FZS600, YBR 125, XJR1300, FZ6