Suzuki GSX-R750Y: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX-R750Y years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 80.9% average, from 1,512 DVSA tests.

2002

highest-passing year · 89.8%

2000

lowest-passing year · 80.3%

9.5pp

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: 2002 (89.8% of 88 tests). Lowest: 2000 (80.3% of 1,027).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (80.9%)
2000	1,027	80.3%	-0.6 pp
2001	358	81.3%	+0.4 pp
2002	88	89.8%	+8.9 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 · 2006–2023

Questions

Which GSX-R750Y years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX-R750Y falls more than two points under the model's 80.9% overall pass rate.
Which GSX-R750Y year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2002, at 89.8% of 88 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX-R750Y pass rate vary by year?: 9.5 percentage points between the highest (2002, 89.8%) and lowest (2000, 80.3%) 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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