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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki An 400 K7: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which An 400 K7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.5% average, from 1,419 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 83.9%
2006
lowest-passing year · 79.9%
4.0pp
spread across 3 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2007 (83.9% of 896 tests). Lowest: 2006 (79.9% of 452). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006.

79%82%85%2006: 79.9% pass (452 tests)2007: 83.9% pass (896 tests)2008: 81.7% pass (71 tests)200620072008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (82.5%)
2006 452 79.9% -2.6 pp
2007 896 83.9% +1.4 pp
2008 71 81.7% -0.8 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2009–2025
72%82%92%2009: 87.5% pass (40 tests)2010: 86.8% pass (121 tests)2011: 85.8% pass (134 tests)2012: 86.8% pass (121 tests)2013: 77.2% pass (127 tests)2014: 81.0% pass (121 tests)2015: 87.0% pass (108 tests)2016: 79.6% pass (108 tests)2017: 75.0% pass (96 tests)2018: 83.1% pass (65 tests)2019: 81.5% pass (65 tests)2020: 88.5% pass (52 tests)2021: 82.0% pass (61 tests)2022: 81.4% pass (59 tests)2023: 80.3% pass (66 tests)2024: 75.0% pass (40 tests)2025: 82.9% pass (35 tests)20092025

Questions

Which An 400 K7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki An 400 K7 overall (82.5%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 79.9% from 452 tests.
Which An 400 K7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 83.9% of 896 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the An 400 K7 pass rate vary by year?
4.0 percentage points between the highest (2007, 83.9%) and lowest (2006, 79.9%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

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