MZ ETZ300 vs Yamaha RD350

The Yamaha RD350 passes its MOT first time more often than the MZ ETZ300: 86.3% vs 85.9%, a 0.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	MZ ETZ300	Yamaha RD350
First-time pass rate	85.9%	86.3%
Outright fail rate	5.3%	6.6%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+3.0 pts	+2.4 pts
Engine size	291cc	347cc
Rank among all models	#2232 of 5428	#2120 of 5428
Median miles at test	26,569	23,256
MOT tests analysed	304	19,574
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	lighting and signalling

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	MZ ETZ300	Yamaha RD350
0k-10k miles	91.9%	88.9%
10k-20k miles	89.8%	87.5%
20k-30k miles	86.7%	85.5%
30k-40k miles	80.4%	85.3%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

MZ ETZ300 85.9% pass · 304 tests YAMAHA RD350 86.3% pass · 19.6k tests

See each bike's full report (trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals) on its own page.