Suzuki GSF 650 K8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF 650 K8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.5% average, from 2,230 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 88.4%

2008

lowest-passing year · 83.8%

4.6pp

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: 2010 (88.4% of 112 tests). Lowest: 2008 (83.8% of 1,226).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.5%)
2008	1,226	83.8%	-0.7 pp
2009	848	85.4%	+0.9 pp
2010	112	88.4%	+3.9 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 · 2011–2025

Questions

Which GSF 650 K8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSF 650 K8 falls more than two points under the model's 84.5% overall pass rate.
Which GSF 650 K8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 88.4% of 112 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF 650 K8 pass rate vary by year?: 4.6 percentage points between the highest (2010, 88.4%) and lowest (2008, 83.8%) 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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