Suzuki DRZ 400 SK5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which DRZ 400 SK5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.2% average, from 1,120 DVSA tests.

2004

highest-passing year · 86.2%

2005

lowest-passing year · 82.8%

3.4pp

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: 2004 (86.2% of 58 tests). Lowest: 2005 (82.8% of 611).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.2%)
2004	58	86.2%	+2.0 pp
2005	611	82.8%	-1.4 pp
2006	431	85.8%	+1.6 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 · 2008–2025

Questions

Which DRZ 400 SK5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki DRZ 400 SK5 falls more than two points under the model's 84.2% overall pass rate.
Which DRZ 400 SK5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2004, at 86.2% of 58 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the DRZ 400 SK5 pass rate vary by year?: 3.4 percentage points between the highest (2004, 86.2%) and lowest (2005, 82.8%) 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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