Suzuki X7: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which X7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.8% average, from 808 DVSA tests.

1982

highest-passing year · 93.3%

1979

lowest-passing year · 80.9%

12.4pp

spread across 5 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: 1982 (93.3% of 75 tests). Lowest: 1979 (80.9% of 314). Years more than two points below the model average: 1979, 1980.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.8%)
1978	163	90.2%	+4.4 pp
1979	314	80.9%	-4.9 pp
1980	143	83.2%	-2.6 pp
1981	89	91.0%	+5.2 pp
1982	75	93.3%	+7.5 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 · 2006–2018

Questions

Which X7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 1979, 1980 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki X7 overall (85.8%); the 1979 cohort is lowest at 80.9% from 314 tests.
Which X7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1982, at 93.3% of 75 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1978, 1981, 1982.
How much does the X7 pass rate vary by year?: 12.4 percentage points between the highest (1982, 93.3%) and lowest (1979, 80.9%) 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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