Suzuki SV 650 AL7: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SV 650 AL7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.5% average, from 4,523 DVSA tests.

2018

highest-passing year · 93.3%

2016

lowest-passing year · 88.1%

5.2pp

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: 2018 (93.3% of 268 tests). Lowest: 2016 (88.1% of 2,227).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.5%)
2016	2,227	88.1%	-1.4 pp
2017	2,020	90.6%	+1.1 pp
2018	268	93.3%	+3.8 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 · 2019–2025

Questions

Which SV 650 AL7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki SV 650 AL7 falls more than two points under the model's 89.5% overall pass rate.
Which SV 650 AL7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2018, at 93.3% of 268 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the SV 650 AL7 pass rate vary by year?: 5.2 percentage points between the highest (2018, 93.3%) and lowest (2016, 88.1%) 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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