Suzuki GS 500 FK5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GS 500 FK5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.2% average, from 1,704 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 82.4%

2005

lowest-passing year · 79.1%

3.3pp

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: 2007 (82.4% of 261 tests). Lowest: 2005 (79.1% of 895).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (80.2%)
2005	895	79.1%	-1.1 pp
2006	524	80.5%	+0.3 pp
2007	261	82.4%	+2.2 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 · 2008–2025

Questions

Which GS 500 FK5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GS 500 FK5 falls more than two points under the model's 80.2% overall pass rate.
Which GS 500 FK5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 82.4% of 261 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GS 500 FK5 pass rate vary by year?: 3.3 percentage points between the highest (2007, 82.4%) and lowest (2005, 79.1%) 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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