BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki UX50: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which UX50 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 72.1% average, from 1,296 DVSA tests.

2000
highest-passing year · 76.5%
2001
lowest-passing year · 68.4%
8.1pp
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: 2000 (76.5% of 268 tests). Lowest: 2001 (68.4% of 450). Years more than two points below the model average: 2001.

67%72%78%1999: 72.4% pass (548 tests)2000: 76.5% pass (268 tests)2001: 68.4% pass (450 tests)199920002001
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (72.1%)
1999 548 72.4% +0.3 pp
2000 268 76.5% +4.4 pp
2001 450 68.4% -3.7 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
59%69%79%2005: 66.3% pass (80 tests)2006: 72.4% pass (254 tests)2007: 75.9% pass (199 tests)2008: 70.7% pass (133 tests)2009: 66.4% pass (116 tests)2010: 75.2% pass (113 tests)2011: 74.7% pass (83 tests)2012: 65.2% pass (66 tests)2013: 75.0% pass (60 tests)2014: 62.5% pass (48 tests)2015: 75.0% pass (32 tests)20052015

Questions

Which UX50 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2001 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki UX50 overall (72.1%); the 2001 cohort is lowest at 68.4% from 450 tests.
Which UX50 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2000, at 76.5% of 268 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the UX50 pass rate vary by year?
8.1 percentage points between the highest (2000, 76.5%) and lowest (2001, 68.4%) 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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