Suzuki GSX 1300 RK8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX 1300 RK8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.1% average, from 4,107 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 90.9%

2007

lowest-passing year · 88.2%

2.7pp

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: 2009 (90.9% of 507 tests). Lowest: 2007 (88.2% of 844).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.1%)
2007	844	88.2%	-1.9 pp
2008	2,752	90.6%	+0.5 pp
2009	507	90.9%	+0.8 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 RK8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX 1300 RK8 falls more than two points under the model's 90.1% overall pass rate.
Which GSX 1300 RK8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 90.9% of 507 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX 1300 RK8 pass rate vary by year?: 2.7 percentage points between the highest (2009, 90.9%) and lowest (2007, 88.2%) 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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