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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki Vanvan 125: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Vanvan 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.5% average, from 3,618 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 92.8%
2003
lowest-passing year · 73.9%
18.9pp
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: 2011 (92.8% of 97 tests). Lowest: 2003 (73.9% of 307). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2005, 2006.

70%83%97%2003: 73.9% pass (307 tests)2004: 81.1% pass (683 tests)2005: 76.3% pass (704 tests)2006: 78.1% pass (448 tests)2007: 80.0% pass (411 tests)2008: 87.9% pass (398 tests)2009: 81.1% pass (302 tests)2010: 85.3% pass (232 tests)2011: 92.8% pass (97 tests)200320072011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (80.5%)
2003 307 73.9% -6.6 pp
2004 683 81.1% +0.6 pp
2005 704 76.3% -4.2 pp
2006 448 78.1% -2.4 pp
2007 411 80.0% -0.5 pp
2008 398 87.9% +7.4 pp
2009 302 81.1% +0.6 pp
2010 232 85.3% +4.8 pp
2011 97 92.8% +12.3 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 · 2007–2020
76%82%89%2007: 86.6% pass (82 tests)2008: 78.9% pass (166 tests)2009: 81.1% pass (212 tests)2010: 78.0% pass (254 tests)2011: 82.6% pass (304 tests)2012: 78.1% pass (334 tests)2013: 81.2% pass (351 tests)2014: 79.6% pass (363 tests)2015: 80.5% pass (339 tests)2016: 80.5% pass (318 tests)2017: 80.4% pass (276 tests)2018: 84.2% pass (203 tests)2019: 79.2% pass (197 tests)2020: 80.6% pass (180 tests)20072020

Questions

Which Vanvan 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003, 2005, 2006 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki Vanvan 125 overall (80.5%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 73.9% from 307 tests.
Which Vanvan 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 92.8% of 97 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2008, 2010, 2011.
How much does the Vanvan 125 pass rate vary by year?
18.9 percentage points between the highest (2011, 92.8%) and lowest (2003, 73.9%) 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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