Suzuki SV 650 SK6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which SV 650 SK6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.6% average, from 3,704 DVSA tests.

2005

highest-passing year · 83.3%

2006

lowest-passing year · 80.2%

3.1pp

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: 2005 (83.3% of 54 tests). Lowest: 2006 (80.2% of 3,006).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (80.6%)
2005	54	83.3%	+2.7 pp
2006	3,006	80.2%	-0.4 pp
2007	644	82.3%	+1.7 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 · 2009–2025

Questions

Which SV 650 SK6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki SV 650 SK6 falls more than two points under the model's 80.6% overall pass rate.
Which SV 650 SK6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2005, at 83.3% of 54 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the SV 650 SK6 pass rate vary by year?: 3.1 percentage points between the highest (2005, 83.3%) and lowest (2006, 80.2%) 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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