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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki GSF 600 SX: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF 600 SX years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 74.8% average, from 567 DVSA tests.

1998
highest-passing year · 81.0%
2000
lowest-passing year · 72.0%
9.0pp
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: 1998 (81.0% of 63 tests). Lowest: 2000 (72.0% of 82). Years more than two points below the model average: 2000.

70%77%83%1998: 81.0% pass (63 tests)1999: 74.7% pass (391 tests)2000: 72.0% pass (82 tests)199819992000
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (74.8%)
1998 63 81.0% +6.2 pp
1999 391 74.7% -0.1 pp
2000 82 72.0% -2.8 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 · 2006–2015
59%75%91%2006: 85.7% pass (77 tests)2007: 75.3% pass (73 tests)2008: 69.4% pass (62 tests)2009: 77.8% pass (36 tests)2010: 80.0% pass (30 tests)2011: 64.5% pass (31 tests)2015: 67.7% pass (31 tests)20062015

Questions

Which GSF 600 SX years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2000 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki GSF 600 SX overall (74.8%); the 2000 cohort is lowest at 72.0% from 82 tests.
Which GSF 600 SX year has the highest MOT pass rate?
1998, at 81.0% of 63 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF 600 SX pass rate vary by year?
9.0 percentage points between the highest (1998, 81.0%) and lowest (2000, 72.0%) 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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