Suzuki GSF650 Sa K8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSF650 Sa K8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.2% average, from 2,549 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 89.7%

2009

lowest-passing year · 83.7%

6.0pp

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: 2010 (89.7% of 87 tests). Lowest: 2009 (83.7% of 1,063).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.2%)
2008	1,344	83.9%	-0.3 pp
2009	1,063	83.7%	-0.5 pp
2010	87	89.7%	+5.5 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

Questions

Which GSF650 Sa K8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSF650 Sa K8 falls more than two points under the model's 84.2% overall pass rate.
Which GSF650 Sa K8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 89.7% of 87 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSF650 Sa K8 pass rate vary by year?: 6.0 percentage points between the highest (2010, 89.7%) and lowest (2009, 83.7%) 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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