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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki RV 125 K8 (van Van): MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RV 125 K8 (van Van) years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.2% average, from 1,148 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 80.9%
2009
lowest-passing year · 73.8%
7.1pp
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: 2007 (80.9% of 215 tests). Lowest: 2009 (73.8% of 61). Years more than two points below the model average: 2009.

72%77%82%2007: 80.9% pass (215 tests)2008: 80.5% pass (872 tests)2009: 73.8% pass (61 tests)200720082009
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (80.2%)
2007 215 80.9% +0.7 pp
2008 872 80.5% +0.3 pp
2009 61 73.8% -6.4 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
70%80%89%2011: 79.0% pass (105 tests)2012: 82.2% pass (118 tests)2013: 73.1% pass (108 tests)2014: 74.0% pass (104 tests)2015: 82.5% pass (103 tests)2016: 82.4% pass (91 tests)2017: 82.4% pass (85 tests)2018: 75.4% pass (65 tests)2019: 86.2% pass (65 tests)2020: 73.6% pass (53 tests)2021: 79.4% pass (63 tests)2022: 84.0% pass (50 tests)2023: 84.4% pass (45 tests)2024: 85.7% pass (35 tests)2025: 83.7% pass (43 tests)20112025

Questions

Which RV 125 K8 (van Van) years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki RV 125 K8 (van Van) overall (80.2%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 73.8% from 61 tests.
Which RV 125 K8 (van Van) year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 80.9% of 215 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the RV 125 K8 (van Van) pass rate vary by year?
7.1 percentage points between the highest (2007, 80.9%) and lowest (2009, 73.8%) 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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