Suzuki Bandit 1200: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Bandit 1200 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.7% average, from 932 DVSA tests.

1996

highest-passing year · 82.1%

2000

lowest-passing year · 71.2%

10.9pp

spread across 5 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: 1996 (82.1% of 263 tests). Lowest: 2000 (71.2% of 59). Years more than two points below the model average: 1999, 2000.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (81.7%)
1996	263	82.1%	+0.4 pp
1997	121	81.8%	+0.1 pp
1998	202	81.2%	-0.5 pp
1999	109	77.1%	-4.6 pp
2000	59	71.2%	-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 · 2006–2022

Questions

Which Bandit 1200 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 1999, 2000 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki Bandit 1200 overall (81.7%); the 2000 cohort is lowest at 71.2% from 59 tests.
Which Bandit 1200 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1996, at 82.1% of 263 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Bandit 1200 pass rate vary by year?: 10.9 percentage points between the highest (1996, 82.1%) and lowest (2000, 71.2%) 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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