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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki GSF1200: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF1200 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.4% average, from 97,637 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 90.9%
1995
lowest-passing year · 75.7%
15.2pp
spread across 18 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 (90.9% of 164 tests). Lowest: 1995 (75.7% of 235). Years more than two points below the model average: 1995, 1996, 1997.

73%83%94%1971: 83.5% pass (85 tests)1995: 75.7% pass (235 tests)1996: 79.2% pass (6,330 tests)1997: 80.3% pass (13,292 tests)1998: 80.8% pass (13,846 tests)1999: 81.4% pass (12,345 tests)2000: 82.8% pass (10,185 tests)2001: 82.9% pass (8,358 tests)2002: 83.8% pass (7,307 tests)2003: 85.1% pass (5,854 tests)2004: 84.1% pass (7,589 tests)2005: 85.0% pass (6,836 tests)2006: 85.8% pass (2,630 tests)2007: 85.7% pass (1,681 tests)2008: 86.5% pass (459 tests)2009: 90.6% pass (308 tests)2010: 90.9% pass (164 tests)2011: 87.3% pass (55 tests)197120032011
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (82.4%)
1971 85 83.5% +1.1 pp
1995 235 75.7% -6.7 pp
1996 6,330 79.2% -3.2 pp
1997 13,292 80.3% -2.1 pp
1998 13,846 80.8% -1.6 pp
1999 12,345 81.4% -1.0 pp
2000 10,185 82.8% +0.4 pp
2001 8,358 82.9% +0.5 pp
2002 7,307 83.8% +1.4 pp
2003 5,854 85.1% +2.7 pp
2004 7,589 84.1% +1.7 pp
2005 6,836 85.0% +2.6 pp
2006 2,630 85.8% +3.4 pp
2007 1,681 85.7% +3.3 pp
2008 459 86.5% +4.1 pp
2009 308 90.6% +8.2 pp
2010 164 90.9% +8.5 pp
2011 55 87.3% +4.9 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 · 2005–2025
79%84%88%2005: 86.8% pass (749 tests)2006: 86.2% pass (5,332 tests)2007: 84.3% pass (5,687 tests)2008: 82.0% pass (6,037 tests)2009: 80.3% pass (6,192 tests)2010: 81.3% pass (6,020 tests)2011: 80.2% pass (5,929 tests)2012: 80.7% pass (5,577 tests)2013: 80.2% pass (5,485 tests)2014: 81.0% pass (5,295 tests)2015: 81.9% pass (5,009 tests)2016: 82.2% pass (4,811 tests)2017: 82.9% pass (4,489 tests)2018: 83.2% pass (3,352 tests)2019: 82.9% pass (3,220 tests)2020: 83.4% pass (2,612 tests)2021: 82.9% pass (5,303 tests)2022: 83.6% pass (4,996 tests)2023: 83.8% pass (4,639 tests)2024: 83.4% pass (3,357 tests)2025: 84.1% pass (3,546 tests)20052025

Questions

Which GSF1200 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1995, 1996, 1997 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki GSF1200 overall (82.4%); the 1995 cohort is lowest at 75.7% from 235 tests.
Which GSF1200 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 90.9% of 164 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
How much does the GSF1200 pass rate vary by year?
15.2 percentage points between the highest (2010, 90.9%) and lowest (1995, 75.7%) 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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