BMW G 650 GS: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which G 650 GS years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.2% average, from 2,236 DVSA tests.

2013

highest-passing year · 91.2%

2011

lowest-passing year · 87.2%

4.0pp

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: 2013 (91.2% of 217 tests). Lowest: 2011 (87.2% of 1,027).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.2%)
2011	1,027	87.2%	-1.0 pp
2012	986	88.5%	+0.3 pp
2013	217	91.2%	+3.0 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 · 2014–2018

Questions

Which G 650 GS years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the BMW G 650 GS falls more than two points under the model's 88.2% overall pass rate.
Which G 650 GS year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2013, at 91.2% of 217 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the G 650 GS pass rate vary by year?: 4.0 percentage points between the highest (2013, 91.2%) and lowest (2011, 87.2%) 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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