Suzuki GSF 1250 Sa K8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF 1250 Sa K8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.9% average, from 5,432 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 89.1%

2007

lowest-passing year · 87.2%

1.9pp

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: 2009 (89.1% of 984 tests). Lowest: 2007 (87.2% of 615).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.9%)
2007	615	87.2%	-1.7 pp
2008	3,786	89.0%	+0.1 pp
2009	984	89.1%	+0.2 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 · 2010–2025

Questions

Which GSF 1250 Sa K8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSF 1250 Sa K8 falls more than two points under the model's 88.9% overall pass rate.
Which GSF 1250 Sa K8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 89.1% of 984 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF 1250 Sa K8 pass rate vary by year?: 1.9 percentage points between the highest (2009, 89.1%) and lowest (2007, 87.2%) 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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