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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki GZ 125 K9: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GZ 125 K9 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 69.5% average, from 846 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 74.0%
2008
lowest-passing year · 64.7%
9.3pp
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: 2010 (74.0% of 173 tests). Lowest: 2008 (64.7% of 139). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

63%69%76%2008: 64.7% pass (139 tests)2009: 69.0% pass (504 tests)2010: 74.0% pass (173 tests)200820092010
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (69.5%)
2008 139 64.7% -4.8 pp
2009 504 69.0% -0.5 pp
2010 173 74.0% +4.5 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 · 2012–2025
57%71%85%2012: 73.5% pass (68 tests)2013: 70.0% pass (90 tests)2014: 72.6% pass (95 tests)2015: 61.6% pass (86 tests)2016: 66.7% pass (87 tests)2017: 67.6% pass (68 tests)2018: 67.3% pass (52 tests)2019: 68.1% pass (47 tests)2020: 77.3% pass (44 tests)2021: 78.7% pass (47 tests)2022: 63.6% pass (44 tests)2023: 70.0% pass (40 tests)2025: 80.6% pass (31 tests)20122025

Questions

Which GZ 125 K9 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki GZ 125 K9 overall (69.5%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 64.7% from 139 tests.
Which GZ 125 K9 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 74.0% of 173 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GZ 125 K9 pass rate vary by year?
9.3 percentage points between the highest (2010, 74.0%) and lowest (2008, 64.7%) 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.

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