Suzuki GSF 650 Sa K6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF 650 Sa K6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.6% average, from 4,971 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 84.3%

2007

lowest-passing year · 81.6%

2.7pp

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: 2006 (84.3% of 3,621 tests). Lowest: 2007 (81.6% of 1,253).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (83.6%)
2005	97	82.5%	-1.1 pp
2006	3,621	84.3%	+0.7 pp
2007	1,253	81.6%	-2.0 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 · 2009–2025

Questions

Which GSF 650 Sa K6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSF 650 Sa K6 falls more than two points under the model's 83.6% overall pass rate.
Which GSF 650 Sa K6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 84.3% of 3,621 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF 650 Sa K6 pass rate vary by year?: 2.7 percentage points between the highest (2006, 84.3%) and lowest (2007, 81.6%) 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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