Suzuki GSX 1300 BK8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX 1300 BK8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.6% average, from 4,438 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 95.5%

2010

lowest-passing year · 89.3%

6.2pp

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 (95.5% of 200 tests). Lowest: 2010 (89.3% of 938).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.6%)
2007	790	90.9%	+0.3 pp
2008	1,309	90.9%	+0.3 pp
2009	1,194	90.1%	-0.5 pp
2010	938	89.3%	-1.3 pp
2011	200	95.5%	+4.9 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 GSX 1300 BK8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX 1300 BK8 falls more than two points under the model's 90.6% overall pass rate.
Which GSX 1300 BK8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 95.5% of 200 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX 1300 BK8 pass rate vary by year?: 6.2 percentage points between the highest (2011, 95.5%) and lowest (2010, 89.3%) 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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