Suzuki DL 650 AK7 Touring: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which DL 650 AK7 Touring years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.9% average, from 1,062 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 88.8%

2007

lowest-passing year · 87.4%

1.4pp

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: 2008 (88.8% of 251 tests). Lowest: 2007 (87.4% of 588).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.9%)
2006	194	88.7%	+0.8 pp
2007	588	87.4%	-0.5 pp
2008	251	88.8%	+0.9 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 · 2010–2025

Questions

Which DL 650 AK7 Touring years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki DL 650 AK7 Touring falls more than two points under the model's 87.9% overall pass rate.
Which DL 650 AK7 Touring year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 88.8% of 251 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the DL 650 AK7 Touring pass rate vary by year?: 1.4 percentage points between the highest (2008, 88.8%) and lowest (2007, 87.4%) 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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