BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki RG125F: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RG125F years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 64.0% average, from 508 DVSA tests.

1995
highest-passing year · 68.1%
1993
lowest-passing year · 57.3%
10.8pp
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: 1995 (68.1% of 72 tests). Lowest: 1993 (57.3% of 96). Years more than two points below the model average: 1993.

55%63%70%1992: 63.1% pass (130 tests)1993: 57.3% pass (96 tests)1994: 64.5% pass (107 tests)1995: 68.1% pass (72 tests)199219941995
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (64.0%)
1992 130 63.1% -0.9 pp
1993 96 57.3% -6.7 pp
1994 107 64.5% +0.5 pp
1995 72 68.1% +4.1 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 · 2006–2012
47%65%83%2006: 52.9% pass (68 tests)2007: 55.1% pass (49 tests)2008: 55.3% pass (47 tests)2009: 63.6% pass (44 tests)2010: 76.7% pass (30 tests)2012: 54.5% pass (33 tests)20062012

Questions

Which RG125F years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1993 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki RG125F overall (64.0%); the 1993 cohort is lowest at 57.3% from 96 tests.
Which RG125F year has the highest MOT pass rate?
1995, at 68.1% of 72 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the RG125F pass rate vary by year?
10.8 percentage points between the highest (1995, 68.1%) and lowest (1993, 57.3%) 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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