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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki Van Van: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Van Van years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 78.2% average, from 1,383 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 85.7%
2003
lowest-passing year · 68.3%
17.4pp
spread across 9 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: 2010 (85.7% of 105 tests). Lowest: 2003 (68.3% of 139). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003.

65%77%89%2003: 68.3% pass (139 tests)2004: 78.0% pass (232 tests)2005: 76.9% pass (277 tests)2006: 79.1% pass (148 tests)2007: 77.7% pass (121 tests)2008: 78.9% pass (90 tests)2009: 82.3% pass (158 tests)2010: 85.7% pass (105 tests)2011: 78.2% pass (55 tests)200320072011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (78.2%)
2003 139 68.3% -9.9 pp
2004 232 78.0% -0.2 pp
2005 277 76.9% -1.3 pp
2006 148 79.1% +0.9 pp
2007 121 77.7% -0.5 pp
2008 90 78.9% +0.7 pp
2009 158 82.3% +4.1 pp
2010 105 85.7% +7.5 pp
2011 55 78.2% +0.0 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 · 2008–2025
68%80%91%2008: 87.5% pass (48 tests)2009: 78.0% pass (59 tests)2010: 74.6% pass (71 tests)2011: 74.4% pass (78 tests)2012: 83.7% pass (98 tests)2013: 78.2% pass (110 tests)2014: 71.8% pass (117 tests)2015: 72.4% pass (105 tests)2016: 80.4% pass (97 tests)2017: 82.8% pass (93 tests)2018: 81.3% pass (64 tests)2019: 82.4% pass (68 tests)2020: 76.8% pass (56 tests)2021: 73.5% pass (68 tests)2022: 77.3% pass (66 tests)2023: 80.0% pass (70 tests)2024: 77.5% pass (40 tests)2025: 80.0% pass (45 tests)20082025

Questions

Which Van Van years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki Van Van overall (78.2%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 68.3% from 139 tests.
Which Van Van year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 85.7% of 105 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2009, 2010.
How much does the Van Van pass rate vary by year?
17.4 percentage points between the highest (2010, 85.7%) 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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