Sherco 250 vs Yamaha YP250

The Sherco 250 passes its MOT first time more often than the Yamaha YP250: 84.2% vs 82.5%, a 1.7-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Sherco 250	Yamaha YP250
First-time pass rate	84.2%	82.5%
Outright fail rate	7.7%	12.3%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	-6.2 pts	-2.3 pts
Engine size	249cc	249cc
Rank among all models	#2690 of 5428	#3073 of 5428
Median miles at test	1,719	15,613
MOT tests analysed	297	12,433
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	brakes

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 test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	Sherco 250	Yamaha YP250
2020	92.1%	82.5%
2021	86.5%	84.5%
2022	90.0%	81.9%
2023	74.5%	84.4%
2024	87.2%	84.4%
2025	81.6%	85.9%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

SHERCO 250 84.2% pass · 297 tests YAMAHA YP250 82.5% pass · 12.4k tests

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