Suzuki SFV 650 K9: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SFV 650 K9 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.1% average, from 5,205 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 89.1%

2011

lowest-passing year · 86.5%

2.6pp

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 (89.1% of 1,126 tests). Lowest: 2011 (86.5% of 237).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.1%)
2009	3,842	87.9%	-0.2 pp
2010	1,126	89.1%	+1.0 pp
2011	237	86.5%	-1.6 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

Questions

Which SFV 650 K9 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki SFV 650 K9 falls more than two points under the model's 88.1% overall pass rate.
Which SFV 650 K9 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 89.1% of 1,126 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the SFV 650 K9 pass rate vary by year?: 2.6 percentage points between the highest (2010, 89.1%) and lowest (2011, 86.5%) 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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