Suzuki GSR 600 K8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSR 600 K8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.3% average, from 1,280 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 95.9%

2008

lowest-passing year · 85.5%

10.4pp

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: 2011 (95.9% of 73 tests). Lowest: 2008 (85.5% of 550).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.3%)
2008	550	85.5%	-0.8 pp
2009	480	86.3%	+0.0 pp
2010	151	86.8%	+0.5 pp
2011	73	95.9%	+9.6 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 GSR 600 K8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSR 600 K8 falls more than two points under the model's 86.3% overall pass rate.
Which GSR 600 K8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 95.9% of 73 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSR 600 K8 pass rate vary by year?: 10.4 percentage points between the highest (2011, 95.9%) 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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