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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki GSF 1250 K7: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF 1250 K7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.0% average, from 2,558 DVSA tests.

2008
highest-passing year · 87.3%
2009
lowest-passing year · 83.5%
3.8pp
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: 2008 (87.3% of 661 tests). Lowest: 2009 (83.5% of 91). Years more than two points below the model average: 2009.

83%85%88%2007: 87.1% pass (1,795 tests)2008: 87.3% pass (661 tests)2009: 83.5% pass (91 tests)200720082009
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (87.0%)
2007 1,795 87.1% +0.1 pp
2008 661 87.3% +0.3 pp
2009 91 83.5% -3.5 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 · 2010–2025
78%86%94%2010: 85.7% pass (133 tests)2011: 91.1% pass (202 tests)2012: 84.7% pass (203 tests)2013: 87.0% pass (208 tests)2014: 87.4% pass (207 tests)2015: 88.9% pass (199 tests)2016: 86.9% pass (206 tests)2017: 87.8% pass (181 tests)2018: 84.3% pass (140 tests)2019: 81.9% pass (127 tests)2020: 88.8% pass (116 tests)2021: 89.1% pass (137 tests)2022: 89.9% pass (139 tests)2023: 83.3% pass (144 tests)2024: 81.0% pass (105 tests)2025: 91.0% pass (111 tests)20102025

Questions

Which GSF 1250 K7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki GSF 1250 K7 overall (87.0%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 83.5% from 91 tests.
Which GSF 1250 K7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2008, at 87.3% of 661 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF 1250 K7 pass rate vary by year?
3.8 percentage points between the highest (2008, 87.3%) and lowest (2009, 83.5%) 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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