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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki RV 125 K9: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RV 125 K9 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.2% average, from 2,102 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 88.1%
2008
lowest-passing year · 81.5%
6.6pp
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 (88.1% of 67 tests). Lowest: 2008 (81.5% of 276). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

80%85%89%2008: 81.5% pass (276 tests)2009: 84.0% pass (1,371 tests)2010: 86.0% pass (379 tests)2011: 88.1% pass (67 tests)200820102011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (84.2%)
2008 276 81.5% -2.7 pp
2009 1,371 84.0% -0.2 pp
2010 379 86.0% +1.8 pp
2011 67 88.1% +3.9 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
76%85%93%2012: 82.4% pass (176 tests)2013: 81.8% pass (198 tests)2014: 86.1% pass (208 tests)2015: 84.3% pass (210 tests)2016: 82.3% pass (192 tests)2017: 85.6% pass (167 tests)2018: 86.7% pass (120 tests)2019: 83.3% pass (120 tests)2020: 87.9% pass (116 tests)2021: 83.6% pass (128 tests)2022: 78.7% pass (127 tests)2023: 83.6% pass (122 tests)2024: 90.5% pass (95 tests)2025: 84.7% pass (98 tests)20122025

Questions

Which RV 125 K9 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki RV 125 K9 overall (84.2%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 81.5% from 276 tests.
Which RV 125 K9 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 88.1% of 67 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the RV 125 K9 pass rate vary by year?
6.6 percentage points between the highest (2011, 88.1%) and lowest (2008, 81.5%) 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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