Yamaha Mt 125 Mtn 125 A — Reliability by Year

3,808 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Yamaha Mt 125 Mtn 125 A was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2021
87.1% pass rate · 674 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2022
86.7% pass rate · 524 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ 681
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 5,585 mi 773
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 8,265 mi 772
2022
86.7%
7,715 mi 524
2021
87.1%
8,389 mi 674
2020
86.8%
9,144 mi 384

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Yamaha Mt 125 Mtn 125 A is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 7,715 miles (newest year) to 9,144 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Yamaha Mt 125 Mtn 125 A.

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