Suzuki GSR600: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSR600 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.9% average, from 2,405 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 89.1%

2007

lowest-passing year · 84.2%

4.9pp

spread across 5 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 (89.1% of 55 tests). Lowest: 2007 (84.2% of 530).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.9%)
2006	1,008	86.8%	+0.9 pp
2007	530	84.2%	-1.7 pp
2008	535	86.0%	+0.1 pp
2009	213	86.4%	+0.5 pp
2011	55	89.1%	+3.2 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 · 2009–2025

Questions

Which GSR600 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSR600 falls more than two points under the model's 85.9% overall pass rate.
Which GSR600 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 89.1% of 55 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSR600 pass rate vary by year?: 4.9 percentage points between the highest (2011, 89.1%) and lowest (2007, 84.2%) 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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