Suzuki VL 800 K5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VL 800 K5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.6% average, from 1,367 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 92.2%

2006

lowest-passing year · 90.0%

2.2pp

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: 2007 (92.2% of 64 tests). Lowest: 2006 (90.0% of 511).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.6%)
2005	785	91.1%	+0.5 pp
2006	511	90.0%	-0.6 pp
2007	64	92.2%	+1.6 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

Questions

Which VL 800 K5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki VL 800 K5 falls more than two points under the model's 90.6% overall pass rate.
Which VL 800 K5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 92.2% of 64 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VL 800 K5 pass rate vary by year?: 2.2 percentage points between the highest (2007, 92.2%) and lowest (2006, 90.0%) 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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