Suzuki GSX 1400 K5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX 1400 K5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.4% average, from 3,973 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 88.5%

2007

lowest-passing year · 85.4%

3.1pp

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: 2006 (88.5% of 1,395 tests). Lowest: 2007 (85.4% of 212).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.4%)
2005	2,356	86.9%	-0.5 pp
2006	1,395	88.5%	+1.1 pp
2007	212	85.4%	-2.0 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 · 2008–2025

Questions

Which GSX 1400 K5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX 1400 K5 falls more than two points under the model's 87.4% overall pass rate.
Which GSX 1400 K5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 88.5% of 1,395 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX 1400 K5 pass rate vary by year?: 3.1 percentage points between the highest (2006, 88.5%) and lowest (2007, 85.4%) 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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