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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki En 125-2A: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which En 125-2A years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 69.6% average, from 700 DVSA tests.

2012
highest-passing year · 81.9%
2005
lowest-passing year · 60.7%
21.2pp
spread across 7 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: 2012 (81.9% of 105 tests). Lowest: 2005 (60.7% of 84). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004, 2005, 2007.

56%71%86%2004: 64.8% pass (54 tests)2005: 60.7% pass (84 tests)2006: 71.7% pass (138 tests)2007: 65.7% pass (143 tests)2008: 72.2% pass (72 tests)2012: 81.9% pass (105 tests)2013: 71.2% pass (52 tests)200420072013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (69.6%)
2004 54 64.8% -4.8 pp
2005 84 60.7% -8.9 pp
2006 138 71.7% +2.1 pp
2007 143 65.7% -3.9 pp
2008 72 72.2% +2.6 pp
2012 105 81.9% +12.3 pp
2013 52 71.2% +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 · 2010–2022
49%69%90%2010: 70.0% pass (40 tests)2011: 68.4% pass (57 tests)2012: 72.9% pass (48 tests)2013: 67.3% pass (49 tests)2014: 57.7% pass (52 tests)2015: 69.7% pass (66 tests)2016: 73.4% pass (64 tests)2017: 75.5% pass (53 tests)2018: 82.9% pass (35 tests)2019: 78.8% pass (33 tests)2021: 55.9% pass (34 tests)2022: 68.6% pass (35 tests)20102022

Questions

Which En 125-2A years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2004, 2005, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki En 125-2A overall (69.6%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 60.7% from 84 tests.
Which En 125-2A year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2012, at 81.9% of 105 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2006, 2008, 2012.
How much does the En 125-2A pass rate vary by year?
21.2 percentage points between the highest (2012, 81.9%) and lowest (2005, 60.7%) 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.

Full report: Suzuki En 125-2A reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4765 of 5428 models· other Suzuki models: GSXR600, GSF600, GSXR750, GSF1200, GSXR1000, SV650S