BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SUZUKI/GSX 750 FX
Model report · 2005–2025

SUZUKI GSX 750 FX

750cc Petrol Class 2
76.5%
first-time pass rate
18.0%
failed outright
22,138
median miles at test
311
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2007

The GSX 750 FX's first-time pass rate has risen 8.7 points since 2006, 68.4% to 77.1%.

66%73%79%2006: 68.4% pass (38 tests)2007: 77.1% pass (35 tests)20062007

Pass rate by mileage

how the GSX 750 FX's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage GSX 750 FX passes first time 76.9% of the time; by 30k that's 77.1%.

76%77%79%0k: 76.9% pass (39 tests)10k: 77.0% pass (87 tests)20k: 77.7% pass (130 tests)30k: 77.1% pass (35 tests)0k20k30k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a GSX 750 FX

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
31 31
lighting and signalling
15 15
tyres and wheels
15 15
steering and suspension
13 13
lamps and reflectors
8 8
drive system
5 5
steering
5 5
suspension
4 4
reg plates and vin
2 2
structure and attachments
2 2

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 750 FX beats 0 of its 4 closest rivals (KAWASAKI ZX-6R, SUZUKI GSF600, YAMAHA FZS600).

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 750 FX.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1999 (76.7% pass). Weakest: 1999 (76.7%).

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.