Suzuki GSX 1400 K3: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX 1400 K3 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.2% average, from 603 DVSA tests.

2002

highest-passing year · 93.3%

2003

lowest-passing year · 89.1%

4.2pp

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: 2002 (93.3% of 75 tests). Lowest: 2003 (89.1% of 414).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.2%)
2002	75	93.3%	+3.1 pp
2003	414	89.1%	-1.1 pp
2004	98	90.8%	+0.6 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 · 2006–2009

Questions

Which GSX 1400 K3 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX 1400 K3 falls more than two points under the model's 90.2% overall pass rate.
Which GSX 1400 K3 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2002, at 93.3% of 75 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX 1400 K3 pass rate vary by year?: 4.2 percentage points between the highest (2002, 93.3%) and lowest (2003, 89.1%) 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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