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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki AN125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which AN125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 75.0% average, from 1,716 DVSA tests.

2009
highest-passing year · 85.5%
2002
lowest-passing year · 63.5%
22.0pp
spread across 9 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: 2009 (85.5% of 55 tests). Lowest: 2002 (63.5% of 104). Years more than two points below the model average: 1996, 2002.

59%75%90%1995: 76.6% pass (295 tests)1996: 71.5% pass (200 tests)1997: 74.4% pass (266 tests)1998: 77.2% pass (215 tests)1999: 76.5% pass (149 tests)2000: 77.9% pass (86 tests)2002: 63.5% pass (104 tests)2008: 73.5% pass (147 tests)2009: 85.5% pass (55 tests)199519992009
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (75.0%)
1995 295 76.6% +1.6 pp
1996 200 71.5% -3.5 pp
1997 266 74.4% -0.6 pp
1998 215 77.2% +2.2 pp
1999 149 76.5% +1.5 pp
2000 86 77.9% +2.9 pp
2002 104 63.5% -11.5 pp
2008 147 73.5% -1.5 pp
2009 55 85.5% +10.5 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 · 2005–2020
65%77%89%2005: 76.6% pass (47 tests)2006: 77.0% pass (200 tests)2007: 74.5% pass (153 tests)2008: 74.0% pass (131 tests)2009: 69.8% pass (129 tests)2010: 69.2% pass (117 tests)2011: 74.6% pass (134 tests)2012: 76.0% pass (125 tests)2013: 70.4% pass (108 tests)2014: 72.2% pass (108 tests)2015: 70.8% pass (89 tests)2016: 77.5% pass (80 tests)2017: 76.6% pass (64 tests)2018: 78.6% pass (42 tests)2019: 85.3% pass (34 tests)2020: 81.8% pass (33 tests)20052020

Questions

Which AN125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1996, 2002 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki AN125 overall (75.0%); the 2002 cohort is lowest at 63.5% from 104 tests.
Which AN125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2009, at 85.5% of 55 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1998, 2000, 2009.
How much does the AN125 pass rate vary by year?
22.0 percentage points between the highest (2009, 85.5%) and lowest (2002, 63.5%) 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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