Suzuki VZ 1500 L0: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VZ 1500 L0 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 92.0% average, from 905 DVSA tests.

2013

highest-passing year · 93.6%

2012

lowest-passing year · 90.2%

3.4pp

spread across 4 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: 2013 (93.6% of 219 tests). Lowest: 2012 (90.2% of 112).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (92.0%)
2010	478	91.6%	-0.4 pp
2011	96	92.7%	+0.7 pp
2012	112	90.2%	-1.8 pp
2013	219	93.6%	+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 · 2013–2025

Questions

Which VZ 1500 L0 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki VZ 1500 L0 falls more than two points under the model's 92.0% overall pass rate.
Which VZ 1500 L0 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2013, at 93.6% of 219 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VZ 1500 L0 pass rate vary by year?: 3.4 percentage points between the highest (2013, 93.6%) and lowest (2012, 90.2%) 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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