Suzuki VL 125 K6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VL 125 K6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 74.5% average, from 715 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 75.2%

2007

lowest-passing year · 73.3%

1.9pp

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: 2006 (75.2% of 319 tests). Lowest: 2007 (73.3% of 131).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (74.5%)
2005	234	75.2%	+0.7 pp
2006	319	75.2%	+0.7 pp
2007	131	73.3%	-1.2 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 · 2009–2022

Questions

Which VL 125 K6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki VL 125 K6 falls more than two points under the model's 74.5% overall pass rate.
Which VL 125 K6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 75.2% of 319 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VL 125 K6 pass rate vary by year?: 1.9 percentage points between the highest (2006, 75.2%) and lowest (2007, 73.3%) 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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