Skyteam 05 vs Yamaha YBR 125

The Skyteam 05 passes its MOT first time more often than the Yamaha YBR 125: 88.5% vs 71.0%, a 17.5-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Skyteam 05	Yamaha YBR 125
First-time pass rate	88.5%	71.0%
Outright fail rate	6.8%	17.1%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+9.0 pts	-1.1 pts
Engine size	124cc	124cc
Rank among all models	#1449 of 5428	#4664 of 5428
Median miles at test	1,204	10,652
MOT tests analysed	339	124,897
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	Skyteam 05	Yamaha YBR 125
2017	87.1%	70.7%
2019	91.9%	71.8%
2020	92.7%	73.4%
2021	89.1%	71.6%
2022	84.0%	71.3%
2023	88.6%	71.1%
2024	94.1%	70.9%
2025	86.1%	71.2%

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

SKYTEAM 05 88.5% pass · 339 tests YAMAHA YBR 125 71.0% pass · 125k tests

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