Suzuki GSX R600 K1: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX R600 K1 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.4% average, from 1,589 DVSA tests.

2000

highest-passing year · 90.0%

2003

lowest-passing year · 79.6%

10.4pp

spread across 4 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: 2000 (90.0% of 50 tests). Lowest: 2003 (79.6% of 93).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (81.4%)
2000	50	90.0%	+8.6 pp
2001	1,111	79.7%	-1.7 pp
2002	305	86.9%	+5.5 pp
2003	93	79.6%	-1.8 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 · 2005–2025

Questions

Which GSX R600 K1 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX R600 K1 falls more than two points under the model's 81.4% overall pass rate.
Which GSX R600 K1 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2000, at 90.0% of 50 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2000, 2002.
How much does the GSX R600 K1 pass rate vary by year?: 10.4 percentage points between the highest (2000, 90.0%) and lowest (2003, 79.6%) 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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