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1,602 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Tenere 700s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 13.8 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
91.3%
Pass-after-fix
4.0%
Fail
4.2%
Avg miles
10,400
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.
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 1,602 tests
Pass rate is broadly flat across the cohorts — new and old Tenere 700 examples track each other at the test bay.
Pass
91.3%
Fail
4.6%
PRS
3.7%
Avg mileage at test
10,910 mi
Pass
91.2%
Fail
2.9%
PRS
5.0%
Avg mileage at test
8,506 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 891 MOT tests, the Tenere 700 returns 90.6% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is brake pads worn below 1.0 mm. Footrest missing or insecure and rear registration plate lamp round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 9,014, 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.
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A footrest missing or insecure
14 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements
8 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
Reflector missing or reflecting white to the rear
8 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
A wheel bearing with excessive play
7 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
A rear registration plate lamp throwing direct white light to the rear
5 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
Rear registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps
5 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
5 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
4 occurrences · 0.2% of tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
4 occurrences · 0.2% of tests
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
4 occurrences · 0.2% 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
£23–£70
If every one of this Tenere 700'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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Year-band analysis
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. Pass rates barely move across bands here, so the year you buy Yamaha Tenere 700 makes little measurable difference to MOT outcomes.
Best band to buy
91.3%
2018–2020 registration
the 2018–2020 band climbs to 91.3% — a 0.1-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: missing, has excessive play — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band.
Band to be cautious about
91.2%
2021+ registration
On the 2021-on band, the data shows a 91.2% pass rate against a fleet average of 91.3% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: missing, does not conform to the specified requirements, and missing. Average mileage on test for this band is 8,506 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (91.3% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2021+ (91.2% pass). That's a 0.1-point spread across 341 older tests and 1,261 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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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 Tenere 700 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.
