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Yamaha
Gpd
1,447 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Gpds pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 3.6 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
81.1%
Pass-after-fix
5.6%
Fail
13.1%
Avg miles
42,569
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Petrol cars first registered from January 2006 meet Euro 4 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.
The picture
Gpd: above-average pass rates, with caveats
Across 1,194 MOT tests, the Gpd returns 81.8% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is brake pads worn below 1.0 mm. Tyre tread under the limit and a non-functioning shock absorber round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 36,952, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
Top ten reasons for rejection.
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- 01
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
36 occurrences · 2.5% of tests
- 02
Brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm
32 occurrences · 2.2% of tests
- 03
A lamp missing or inoperative
16 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
- 04
A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely
15 occurrences · 1.0% of tests
- 05
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
15 occurrences · 1.0% of tests
- 06
A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely
13 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
- 07
A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light
13 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
- 08
A stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released
11 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
- 09
Steering head bearings excessively stiff, notchy, or with excessive wear or play
9 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
- 10
Brake control so positioned, bent or shortened that the brake cannot be readily applied.
9 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 2 failures
£140–£255
If every one of this Gpd's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Tools that pre-empt a retest.
Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.
Item 01 · Amazon UK
Digital tyre-tread depth gauge
Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.
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Brake pad measurement gauge
Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.
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Buying or keeping a Gpd?
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Gpd and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.