Suzuki TR50S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which TR50S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.2% average, from 1,130 DVSA tests.

2003

highest-passing year · 89.2%

2001

lowest-passing year · 80.3%

8.9pp

spread across 5 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: 2003 (89.2% of 74 tests). Lowest: 2001 (80.3% of 61). Years more than two points below the model average: 2000, 2001.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.2%)
1998	428	85.7%	+1.5 pp
1999	214	85.5%	+1.3 pp
2000	281	80.8%	-3.4 pp
2001	61	80.3%	-3.9 pp
2003	74	89.2%	+5.0 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 · 2005–2023

Questions

Which TR50S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2000, 2001 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki TR50S overall (84.2%); the 2001 cohort is lowest at 80.3% from 61 tests.
Which TR50S year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2003, at 89.2% of 74 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the TR50S pass rate vary by year?: 8.9 percentage points between the highest (2003, 89.2%) and lowest (2001, 80.3%) 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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