Suzuki GSF 600S K2: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF 600S K2 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.4% average, from 698 DVSA tests.

2001

highest-passing year · 86.2%

2002

lowest-passing year · 82.9%

3.3pp

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: 2001 (86.2% of 109 tests). Lowest: 2002 (82.9% of 521).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (83.4%)
2001	109	86.2%	+2.8 pp
2002	521	82.9%	-0.5 pp
2003	65	83.1%	-0.3 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 · 2006–2011

Questions

Which GSF 600S K2 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSF 600S K2 falls more than two points under the model's 83.4% overall pass rate.
Which GSF 600S K2 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2001, at 86.2% of 109 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF 600S K2 pass rate vary by year?: 3.3 percentage points between the highest (2001, 86.2%) and lowest (2002, 82.9%) 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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