Suzuki GSX 1300 RL1: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX 1300 RL1 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.2% average, from 671 DVSA tests.

2013

highest-passing year · 95.5%

2011

lowest-passing year · 89.8%

5.7pp

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: 2013 (95.5% of 66 tests). Lowest: 2011 (89.8% of 324).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (91.2%)
2011	324	89.8%	-1.4 pp
2012	281	91.8%	+0.6 pp
2013	66	95.5%	+4.3 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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which GSX 1300 RL1 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX 1300 RL1 falls more than two points under the model's 91.2% overall pass rate.
Which GSX 1300 RL1 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2013, at 95.5% of 66 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX 1300 RL1 pass rate vary by year?: 5.7 percentage points between the highest (2013, 95.5%) and lowest (2011, 89.8%) 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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