Suzuki GSR 600 K7: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSR 600 K7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.9% average, from 1,920 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 87.7%

2008

lowest-passing year · 85.5%

2.2pp

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: 2007 (87.7% of 996 tests). Lowest: 2008 (85.5% of 759).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.9%)
2007	996	87.7%	+0.8 pp
2008	759	85.5%	-1.4 pp
2009	99	85.9%	-1.0 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 · 2010–2025

Questions

Which GSR 600 K7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSR 600 K7 falls more than two points under the model's 86.9% overall pass rate.
Which GSR 600 K7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 87.7% of 996 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSR 600 K7 pass rate vary by year?: 2.2 percentage points between the highest (2007, 87.7%) and lowest (2008, 85.5%) 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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