Suzuki GSF 650 K5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF 650 K5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.6% average, from 4,004 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 84.9%

2006

lowest-passing year · 82.0%

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: 2007 (84.9% of 139 tests). Lowest: 2006 (82.0% of 911).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (82.6%)
2005	2,941	82.7%	+0.1 pp
2006	911	82.0%	-0.6 pp
2007	139	84.9%	+2.3 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 · 2008–2025

Questions

Which GSF 650 K5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSF 650 K5 falls more than two points under the model's 82.6% overall pass rate.
Which GSF 650 K5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 84.9% of 139 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF 650 K5 pass rate vary by year?: 2.9 percentage points between the highest (2007, 84.9%) and lowest (2006, 82.0%) 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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