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Yamaha
XC
1,467 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where XCs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 2.0 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
79.5%
Pass-after-fix
7.3%
Fail
12.9%
Avg miles
16,932
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
Xc: above-average pass rates, with caveats
Across 1,247 MOT tests, the Xc returns 80.9% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is tyre tread under the limit. Audible warning not working and brake control has insufficient reserve travel round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 15,773, 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
55 occurrences · 3.7% of tests
- 02
Brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm
23 occurrences · 1.6% of tests
- 03
Audible warning not working
16 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
- 04
A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely
16 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
- 05
A stop lamp(s) does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls or remains on when the brakes are released
15 occurrences · 1.0% of tests
- 06
Brake efficiency below minimum requirement
15 occurrences · 1.0% of tests
- 07
Brake control has insufficient reserve travel
12 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
- 08
A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely
11 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
- 09
A headlamp missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
10 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
- 10
Steering head bearings excessively stiff, notchy, or with excessive wear or play
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 3 failures
£148–£290
If every one of this XC'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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Item 02 · Amazon UK
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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Item 03 · Amazon UK
H7 / W21W bulb pack
A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.
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Buying or keeping an XC?
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 an XC 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.