BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki UG110: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which UG110 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 76.5% average, from 890 DVSA tests.

2000
highest-passing year · 77.8%
2003
lowest-passing year · 68.3%
9.5pp
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 (77.8% of 442 tests). Lowest: 2003 (68.3% of 82). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003.

66%73%80%2000: 77.8% pass (442 tests)2001: 76.3% pass (177 tests)2002: 77.2% pass (189 tests)2003: 68.3% pass (82 tests)200020022003
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (76.5%)
2000 442 77.8% +1.3 pp
2001 177 76.3% -0.2 pp
2002 189 77.2% +0.7 pp
2003 82 68.3% -8.2 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 · 2006–2013
61%74%87%2006: 83.0% pass (147 tests)2007: 75.2% pass (117 tests)2008: 75.7% pass (111 tests)2009: 75.0% pass (104 tests)2010: 76.5% pass (81 tests)2011: 65.7% pass (67 tests)2012: 79.6% pass (49 tests)2013: 76.1% pass (46 tests)20062013

Questions

Which UG110 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki UG110 overall (76.5%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 68.3% from 82 tests.
Which UG110 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2000, at 77.8% of 442 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the UG110 pass rate vary by year?
9.5 percentage points between the highest (2000, 77.8%) and lowest (2003, 68.3%) 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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