Suzuki GSF 650 Sa L0: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF 650 Sa L0 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.7% average, from 629 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 89.8%

2012

lowest-passing year · 87.8%

2.0pp

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: 2011 (89.8% of 324 tests). Lowest: 2012 (87.8% of 123).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.7%)
2010	143	88.8%	+0.1 pp
2011	324	89.8%	+1.1 pp
2012	123	87.8%	-0.9 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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which GSF 650 Sa L0 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSF 650 Sa L0 falls more than two points under the model's 88.7% overall pass rate.
Which GSF 650 Sa L0 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 89.8% of 324 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF 650 Sa L0 pass rate vary by year?: 2.0 percentage points between the highest (2011, 89.8%) and lowest (2012, 87.8%) 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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