Suzuki GSX R750 K5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX R750 K5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.2% average, from 2,970 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 84.6%

2006

lowest-passing year · 82.6%

2.0pp

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: 2007 (84.6% of 117 tests). Lowest: 2006 (82.6% of 489).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (83.2%)
2004	127	83.5%	+0.3 pp
2005	2,232	83.2%	+0.0 pp
2006	489	82.6%	-0.6 pp
2007	117	84.6%	+1.4 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 R750 K5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX R750 K5 falls more than two points under the model's 83.2% overall pass rate.
Which GSX R750 K5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 84.6% of 117 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX R750 K5 pass rate vary by year?: 2.0 percentage points between the highest (2007, 84.6%) and lowest (2006, 82.6%) 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.

Full report: Suzuki GSX R750 K5 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #2911 of 5428 models· other Suzuki models: GSXR600, GSF600, GSXR750, GSF1200, GSXR1000, SV650S