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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki GN 125 E: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GN 125 E years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 71.0% average, from 1,148 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 76.0%
2004
lowest-passing year · 58.9%
17.1pp
spread across 6 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: 2008 (76.0% of 50 tests). Lowest: 2004 (58.9% of 90). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004, 2006.

55%67%79%2003: 69.0% pass (58 tests)2004: 58.9% pass (90 tests)2005: 74.5% pass (408 tests)2006: 66.8% pass (295 tests)2007: 75.0% pass (236 tests)2008: 76.0% pass (50 tests)200320062008
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (71.0%)
2003 58 69.0% -2.0 pp
2004 90 58.9% -12.1 pp
2005 408 74.5% +3.5 pp
2006 295 66.8% -4.2 pp
2007 236 75.0% +4.0 pp
2008 50 76.0% +5.0 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 · 2008–2023
58%71%85%2008: 75.0% pass (56 tests)2009: 69.4% pass (85 tests)2010: 67.3% pass (107 tests)2011: 67.6% pass (108 tests)2012: 72.9% pass (107 tests)2013: 64.4% pass (90 tests)2014: 71.6% pass (88 tests)2015: 77.2% pass (79 tests)2016: 74.0% pass (77 tests)2017: 62.0% pass (71 tests)2018: 74.4% pass (39 tests)2019: 79.5% pass (39 tests)2020: 69.2% pass (39 tests)2021: 80.0% pass (40 tests)2022: 64.1% pass (39 tests)2023: 71.9% pass (32 tests)20082023

Questions

Which GN 125 E years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2004, 2006 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki GN 125 E overall (71.0%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 58.9% from 90 tests.
Which GN 125 E year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 76.0% of 50 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2005, 2007, 2008.
How much does the GN 125 E pass rate vary by year?
17.1 percentage points between the highest (2008, 76.0%) and lowest (2004, 58.9%) 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.

Full report: Suzuki GN 125 E reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4664 of 5428 models· other Suzuki models: GSXR600, GSF600, GSXR750, GSF1200, GSXR1000, SV650S