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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki DR-Z400S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which DR-Z400S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.4% average, from 26,773 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 89.1%
2011
lowest-passing year · 66.0%
23.1pp
spread across 12 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: 2010 (89.1% of 92 tests). Lowest: 2011 (66.0% of 50). Years more than two points below the model average: 2000, 2001, 2011.

61%78%94%2000: 77.5% pass (3,679 tests)2001: 77.8% pass (3,939 tests)2002: 81.1% pass (5,938 tests)2003: 81.7% pass (6,662 tests)2004: 81.4% pass (3,069 tests)2005: 81.5% pass (1,364 tests)2006: 83.5% pass (946 tests)2007: 82.5% pass (645 tests)2008: 81.8% pass (225 tests)2009: 80.8% pass (99 tests)2010: 89.1% pass (92 tests)2011: 66.0% pass (50 tests)200020062011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (80.4%)
2000 3,679 77.5% -2.9 pp
2001 3,939 77.8% -2.6 pp
2002 5,938 81.1% +0.7 pp
2003 6,662 81.7% +1.3 pp
2004 3,069 81.4% +1.0 pp
2005 1,364 81.5% +1.1 pp
2006 946 83.5% +3.1 pp
2007 645 82.5% +2.1 pp
2008 225 81.8% +1.4 pp
2009 99 80.8% +0.4 pp
2010 92 89.1% +8.7 pp
2011 50 66.0% -14.4 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 · 2005–2025
74%80%87%2005: 76.0% pass (250 tests)2006: 83.5% pass (1,608 tests)2007: 83.1% pass (1,761 tests)2008: 80.5% pass (1,825 tests)2009: 78.2% pass (1,860 tests)2010: 78.9% pass (1,852 tests)2011: 78.3% pass (1,817 tests)2012: 79.8% pass (1,718 tests)2013: 77.6% pass (1,664 tests)2014: 78.5% pass (1,565 tests)2015: 79.9% pass (1,466 tests)2016: 78.4% pass (1,354 tests)2017: 80.9% pass (1,283 tests)2018: 79.5% pass (889 tests)2019: 82.2% pass (891 tests)2020: 80.0% pass (774 tests)2021: 83.4% pass (994 tests)2022: 81.8% pass (948 tests)2023: 84.9% pass (885 tests)2024: 84.3% pass (669 tests)2025: 83.7% pass (700 tests)20052025

Questions

Which DR-Z400S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2000, 2001, 2011 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki DR-Z400S overall (80.4%); the 2011 cohort is lowest at 66.0% from 50 tests.
Which DR-Z400S year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 89.1% of 92 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2006, 2007, 2010.
How much does the DR-Z400S pass rate vary by year?
23.1 percentage points between the highest (2010, 89.1%) and lowest (2011, 66.0%) 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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