Suzuki GSX 650 FL0: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX 650 FL0 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.9% average, from 3,367 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 88.1%

2012

lowest-passing year · 87.2%

0.9pp

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: 2010 (88.1% of 1,865 tests). Lowest: 2012 (87.2% of 507).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.9%)
2010	1,865	88.1%	+0.2 pp
2011	910	87.8%	-0.1 pp
2012	507	87.2%	-0.7 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 · 2013–2025

Questions

Which GSX 650 FL0 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX 650 FL0 falls more than two points under the model's 87.9% overall pass rate.
Which GSX 650 FL0 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 88.1% of 1,865 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX 650 FL0 pass rate vary by year?: 0.9 percentage points between the highest (2010, 88.1%) and lowest (2012, 87.2%) 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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