Suzuki GSF 600 Y: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF 600 Y years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 79.1% average, from 1,362 DVSA tests.

2000

highest-passing year · 80.3%

2001

lowest-passing year · 77.4%

2.9pp

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: 2000 (80.3% of 649 tests). Lowest: 2001 (77.4% of 500).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (79.1%)
2000	649	80.3%	+1.2 pp
2001	500	77.4%	-1.7 pp
2002	177	79.7%	+0.6 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 · 2005–2023

Questions

Which GSF 600 Y years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSF 600 Y falls more than two points under the model's 79.1% overall pass rate.
Which GSF 600 Y year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2000, at 80.3% of 649 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF 600 Y pass rate vary by year?: 2.9 percentage points between the highest (2000, 80.3%) and lowest (2001, 77.4%) 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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