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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki SFV 650 L0: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SFV 650 L0 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.4% average, from 2,078 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 86.9%
2012
lowest-passing year · 80.8%
6.1pp
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: 2010 (86.9% of 1,176 tests). Lowest: 2012 (80.8% of 78). Years more than two points below the model average: 2012.

80%84%88%2010: 86.9% pass (1,176 tests)2011: 86.5% pass (809 tests)2012: 80.8% pass (78 tests)201020112012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (86.4%)
2010 1,176 86.9% +0.5 pp
2011 809 86.5% +0.1 pp
2012 78 80.8% -5.6 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 · 2013–2025
77%85%94%2013: 87.4% pass (119 tests)2014: 89.5% pass (210 tests)2015: 86.9% pass (214 tests)2016: 89.3% pass (225 tests)2017: 90.8% pass (195 tests)2018: 90.1% pass (151 tests)2019: 85.5% pass (131 tests)2020: 84.6% pass (123 tests)2021: 81.5% pass (168 tests)2022: 79.9% pass (154 tests)2023: 85.6% pass (146 tests)2024: 82.0% pass (133 tests)2025: 86.0% pass (107 tests)20132025

Questions

Which SFV 650 L0 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki SFV 650 L0 overall (86.4%); the 2012 cohort is lowest at 80.8% from 78 tests.
Which SFV 650 L0 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 86.9% of 1,176 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the SFV 650 L0 pass rate vary by year?
6.1 percentage points between the highest (2010, 86.9%) and lowest (2012, 80.8%) 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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