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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki FL 125 S DW K8 Address: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which FL 125 S DW K8 Address years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.0% average, from 1,056 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 89.6%
2008
lowest-passing year · 75.7%
13.9pp
spread across 4 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: 2011 (89.6% of 77 tests). Lowest: 2008 (75.7% of 267). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

73%83%92%2008: 75.7% pass (267 tests)2009: 82.8% pass (437 tests)2010: 88.0% pass (266 tests)2011: 89.6% pass (77 tests)200820102011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (83.0%)
2008 267 75.7% -7.3 pp
2009 437 82.8% -0.2 pp
2010 266 88.0% +5.0 pp
2011 77 89.6% +6.6 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 · 2011–2025
69%85%100%2011: 82.1% pass (39 tests)2012: 76.5% pass (98 tests)2013: 77.8% pass (135 tests)2014: 79.5% pass (127 tests)2015: 85.1% pass (114 tests)2016: 75.2% pass (101 tests)2017: 85.5% pass (83 tests)2018: 82.0% pass (50 tests)2019: 89.8% pass (49 tests)2020: 86.7% pass (45 tests)2021: 94.5% pass (55 tests)2022: 80.9% pass (47 tests)2023: 90.7% pass (43 tests)2024: 87.9% pass (33 tests)2025: 100.0% pass (33 tests)20112025

Questions

Which FL 125 S DW K8 Address years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki FL 125 S DW K8 Address overall (83.0%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 75.7% from 267 tests.
Which FL 125 S DW K8 Address year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 89.6% of 77 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2010, 2011.
How much does the FL 125 S DW K8 Address pass rate vary by year?
13.9 percentage points between the highest (2011, 89.6%) and lowest (2008, 75.7%) 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 FL 125 S DW K8 Address reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #2962 of 5428 models· other Suzuki models: GSXR600, GSF600, GSXR750, GSF1200, GSXR1000, SV650S