Suzuki VZ: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which VZ years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.1% average, from 763 DVSA tests.

2014

highest-passing year · 91.4%

2015

lowest-passing year · 88.5%

2.9pp

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: 2014 (91.4% of 222 tests). Lowest: 2015 (88.5% of 200).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.1%)
2013	104	89.4%	+0.3 pp
2014	222	91.4%	+2.3 pp
2015	200	88.5%	-0.6 pp
2016	83	89.2%	+0.1 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 · 2017–2025

Questions

Which VZ years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki VZ falls more than two points under the model's 89.1% overall pass rate.
Which VZ year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2014, at 91.4% of 222 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the VZ pass rate vary by year?: 2.9 percentage points between the highest (2014, 91.4%) and lowest (2015, 88.5%) 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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