Suzuki Gladius: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gladius years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.6% average, from 620 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 86.7%

2009

lowest-passing year · 85.0%

1.7pp

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: 2011 (86.7% of 60 tests). Lowest: 2009 (85.0% of 273).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.6%)
2009	273	85.0%	-0.6 pp
2010	263	85.9%	+0.3 pp
2011	60	86.7%	+1.1 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 · 2013–2025

Questions

Which Gladius years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gladius falls more than two points under the model's 85.6% overall pass rate.
Which Gladius year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 86.7% of 60 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gladius pass rate vary by year?: 1.7 percentage points between the highest (2011, 86.7%) and lowest (2009, 85.0%) 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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