Suzuki GSF1250SA: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF1250SA years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.5% average, from 571 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 92.3%

2009

lowest-passing year · 87.6%

4.7pp

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 (92.3% of 91 tests). Lowest: 2009 (87.6% of 129).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.5%)
2007	117	88.9%	-0.6 pp
2008	195	88.7%	-0.8 pp
2009	129	87.6%	-1.9 pp
2010	91	92.3%	+2.8 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 · 2012–2025

Questions

Which GSF1250SA years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSF1250SA falls more than two points under the model's 89.5% overall pass rate.
Which GSF1250SA year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 92.3% of 91 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF1250SA pass rate vary by year?: 4.7 percentage points between the highest (2010, 92.3%) and lowest (2009, 87.6%) 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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