Yamaha Tenere 700 — Reliability by Year

1,390 vehicles · MOT data 2019–2021 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Yamaha Tenere 700 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
95.1% pass rate · 269 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
93.6% pass rate · 725 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2021
95.1%
7,882 mi 269
2020
93.6%
8,489 mi 725
2019
94.3%
9,223 mi 396

Which year Yamaha Tenere 700 is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 7,882 miles (newest year) to 9,223 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 Tenere 700.

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