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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki RV 125 L0 Van Van: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which RV 125 L0 Van Van years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.2% average, from 2,190 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 84.2%
2013
lowest-passing year · 77.2%
7.0pp
spread across 5 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 (84.2% of 752 tests). Lowest: 2013 (77.2% of 145). Years more than two points below the model average: 2013.

76%81%86%2009: 82.1% pass (67 tests)2010: 84.2% pass (752 tests)2011: 82.8% pass (606 tests)2012: 83.7% pass (620 tests)2013: 77.2% pass (145 tests)200920112013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (83.2%)
2009 67 82.1% -1.1 pp
2010 752 84.2% +1.0 pp
2011 606 82.8% -0.4 pp
2012 620 83.7% +0.5 pp
2013 145 77.2% -6.0 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
78%85%91%2013: 89.1% pass (92 tests)2014: 84.1% pass (157 tests)2015: 84.4% pass (243 tests)2016: 81.5% pass (254 tests)2017: 81.1% pass (244 tests)2018: 80.8% pass (167 tests)2019: 86.0% pass (164 tests)2020: 83.6% pass (146 tests)2021: 84.0% pass (169 tests)2022: 80.7% pass (161 tests)2023: 83.9% pass (155 tests)2024: 80.5% pass (113 tests)2025: 85.6% pass (118 tests)20132025

Questions

Which RV 125 L0 Van Van years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2013 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki RV 125 L0 Van Van overall (83.2%); the 2013 cohort is lowest at 77.2% from 145 tests.
Which RV 125 L0 Van Van year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 84.2% of 752 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the RV 125 L0 Van Van pass rate vary by year?
7.0 percentage points between the highest (2010, 84.2%) and lowest (2013, 77.2%) 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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