Suzuki Uh: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Uh years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 78.7% average, from 1,062 DVSA tests.

2015

highest-passing year · 78.9%

2016

lowest-passing year · 77.7%

1.2pp

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: 2015 (78.9% of 441 tests). Lowest: 2016 (77.7% of 305).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (78.7%)
2014	248	78.6%	-0.1 pp
2015	441	78.9%	+0.2 pp
2016	305	77.7%	-1.0 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 · 2017–2025

Questions

Which Uh years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Uh falls more than two points under the model's 78.7% overall pass rate.
Which Uh year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2015, at 78.9% of 441 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Uh pass rate vary by year?: 1.2 percentage points between the highest (2015, 78.9%) and lowest (2016, 77.7%) 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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