Suzuki GSX 1250 FAL0: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX 1250 FAL0 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.5% average, from 5,057 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 89.7%

2012

lowest-passing year · 87.8%

1.9pp

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: 2011 (89.7% of 1,807 tests). Lowest: 2012 (87.8% of 115).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.5%)
2010	3,127	89.5%	+0.0 pp
2011	1,807	89.7%	+0.2 pp
2012	115	87.8%	-1.7 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 · 2013–2025

Questions

Which GSX 1250 FAL0 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX 1250 FAL0 falls more than two points under the model's 89.5% overall pass rate.
Which GSX 1250 FAL0 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 89.7% of 1,807 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX 1250 FAL0 pass rate vary by year?: 1.9 percentage points between the highest (2011, 89.7%) and lowest (2012, 87.8%) 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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