Suzuki TL1000: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which TL1000 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.9% average, from 1,032 DVSA tests.

1997

highest-passing year · 80.8%

1998

lowest-passing year · 79.8%

1.0pp

spread across 4 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: 1997 (80.8% of 213 tests). Lowest: 1998 (79.8% of 426).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (79.9%)
1997	213	80.8%	+0.9 pp
1998	426	79.8%	-0.1 pp
1999	195	80.5%	+0.6 pp
2000	109	79.8%	-0.1 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 · 2006–2022

Questions

Which TL1000 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki TL1000 falls more than two points under the model's 79.9% overall pass rate.
Which TL1000 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1997, at 80.8% of 213 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the TL1000 pass rate vary by year?: 1.0 percentage points between the highest (1997, 80.8%) and lowest (1998, 79.8%) 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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