Suzuki DL 650 AL2: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which DL 650 AL2 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.2% average, from 4,561 DVSA tests.

2013

highest-passing year · 90.6%

2012

lowest-passing year · 90.1%

0.5pp

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: 2013 (90.6% of 1,285 tests). Lowest: 2012 (90.1% of 2,587).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.2%)
2011	689	90.1%	-0.1 pp
2012	2,587	90.1%	-0.1 pp
2013	1,285	90.6%	+0.4 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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which DL 650 AL2 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki DL 650 AL2 falls more than two points under the model's 90.2% overall pass rate.
Which DL 650 AL2 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2013, at 90.6% of 1,285 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the DL 650 AL2 pass rate vary by year?: 0.5 percentage points between the highest (2013, 90.6%) and lowest (2012, 90.1%) 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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