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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki GSF1250S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF1250S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.8% average, from 916 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 92.6%
2008
lowest-passing year · 84.3%
8.3pp
spread across 4 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 (92.6% of 95 tests). Lowest: 2008 (84.3% of 350). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008.

83%88%94%2007: 88.5% pass (208 tests)2008: 84.3% pass (350 tests)2009: 85.4% pass (240 tests)2010: 92.6% pass (95 tests)200720092010
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (86.8%)
2007 208 88.5% +1.7 pp
2008 350 84.3% -2.5 pp
2009 240 85.4% -1.4 pp
2010 95 92.6% +5.8 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
72%83%95%2011: 90.0% pass (40 tests)2012: 90.8% pass (65 tests)2013: 83.3% pass (72 tests)2014: 87.7% pass (65 tests)2015: 85.3% pass (68 tests)2016: 90.0% pass (70 tests)2017: 87.5% pass (64 tests)2018: 75.9% pass (58 tests)2019: 82.1% pass (56 tests)2020: 88.7% pass (53 tests)2021: 89.7% pass (68 tests)2022: 87.5% pass (64 tests)2023: 90.0% pass (60 tests)2024: 88.9% pass (45 tests)2025: 84.6% pass (52 tests)20112025

Questions

Which GSF1250S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki GSF1250S overall (86.8%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 84.3% from 350 tests.
Which GSF1250S year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 92.6% of 95 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF1250S pass rate vary by year?
8.3 percentage points between the highest (2010, 92.6%) and lowest (2008, 84.3%) 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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