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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki Uf 50: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Uf 50 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 71.4% average, from 1,416 DVSA tests.

2000
highest-passing year · 73.0%
2003
lowest-passing year · 65.4%
7.6pp
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: 2000 (73.0% of 345 tests). Lowest: 2003 (65.4% of 52). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003.

64%69%75%2000: 73.0% pass (345 tests)2001: 71.5% pass (800 tests)2002: 70.0% pass (203 tests)2003: 65.4% pass (52 tests)200020022003
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (71.4%)
2000 345 73.0% +1.6 pp
2001 800 71.5% +0.1 pp
2002 203 70.0% -1.4 pp
2003 52 65.4% -6.0 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 · 2005–2015
58%72%86%2005: 81.1% pass (74 tests)2006: 74.4% pass (281 tests)2007: 72.8% pass (202 tests)2008: 73.2% pass (183 tests)2009: 67.9% pass (140 tests)2010: 67.8% pass (115 tests)2011: 69.4% pass (98 tests)2012: 63.0% pass (81 tests)2013: 71.4% pass (70 tests)2014: 66.7% pass (54 tests)2015: 73.3% pass (30 tests)20052015

Questions

Which Uf 50 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki Uf 50 overall (71.4%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 65.4% from 52 tests.
Which Uf 50 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2000, at 73.0% of 345 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Uf 50 pass rate vary by year?
7.6 percentage points between the highest (2000, 73.0%) and lowest (2003, 65.4%) 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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