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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki GSF 1200 K1: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF 1200 K1 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.3% average, from 536 DVSA tests.

2002
highest-passing year · 88.7%
2000
lowest-passing year · 86.0%
2.7pp
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: 2002 (88.7% of 150 tests). Lowest: 2000 (86.0% of 107).

85%87%90%2000: 86.0% pass (107 tests)2001: 86.1% pass (180 tests)2002: 88.7% pass (150 tests)2003: 88.4% pass (69 tests)200020022003
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (87.3%)
2000 107 86.0% -1.3 pp
2001 180 86.1% -1.2 pp
2002 150 88.7% +1.4 pp
2003 69 88.4% +1.1 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 · 2006–2016
72%84%96%2006: 92.0% pass (50 tests)2007: 85.7% pass (49 tests)2008: 76.1% pass (46 tests)2009: 87.5% pass (40 tests)2010: 90.9% pass (33 tests)2016: 91.2% pass (34 tests)20062016

Questions

Which GSF 1200 K1 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSF 1200 K1 falls more than two points under the model's 87.3% overall pass rate.
Which GSF 1200 K1 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2002, at 88.7% of 150 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF 1200 K1 pass rate vary by year?
2.7 percentage points between the highest (2002, 88.7%) and lowest (2000, 86.0%) 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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