Suzuki GSF 1250 L0: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF 1250 L0 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.4% average, from 753 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 90.2%

2012

lowest-passing year · 88.0%

2.2pp

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: 2010 (90.2% of 204 tests). Lowest: 2012 (88.0% of 208).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.4%)
2010	204	90.2%	+0.8 pp
2011	340	89.7%	+0.3 pp
2012	208	88.0%	-1.4 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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which GSF 1250 L0 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSF 1250 L0 falls more than two points under the model's 89.4% overall pass rate.
Which GSF 1250 L0 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 90.2% of 204 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF 1250 L0 pass rate vary by year?: 2.2 percentage points between the highest (2010, 90.2%) and lowest (2012, 88.0%) 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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