BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SUZUKI/GSX 1300 RRQZM2 HAYABUSA
Model report · 2005–2025

SUZUKI GSX 1300 RRQZM2 HAYABUSA

1340cc Petrol Class 2
95.6%
first-time pass rate
2.2%
failed outright
3,782
median miles at test
135
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2024–2025

The GSX 1300 RRQZM2 HAYABUSA's first-time pass rate has fallen 3.5 points since 2024, 97.8% to 94.3%.

93%96%99%2024: 97.8% pass (45 tests)2025: 94.3% pass (88 tests)20242025

What fails on a GSX 1300 RRQZM2 HAYABUSA

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
2 66.7
brakes
1 33.3

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the GSX 1300 RRQZM2 HAYABUSA beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (BMW R1200, BMW R1150, TRIUMPH SPRINT).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the GSX 1300 RRQZM2 HAYABUSA.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2021 (96.3% pass). Weakest: 2021 (96.3%).

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.