BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki GSX1100G: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX1100G years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.9% average, from 1,248 DVSA tests.

1992
highest-passing year · 84.6%
1995
lowest-passing year · 78.8%
5.8pp
spread across 5 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: 1992 (84.6% of 434 tests). Lowest: 1995 (78.8% of 137). Years more than two points below the model average: 1995.

78%82%86%1991: 83.7% pass (227 tests)1992: 84.6% pass (434 tests)1993: 80.9% pass (183 tests)1994: 82.5% pass (171 tests)1995: 78.8% pass (137 tests)199119931995
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (82.9%)
1991 227 83.7% +0.8 pp
1992 434 84.6% +1.7 pp
1993 183 80.9% -2.0 pp
1994 171 82.5% -0.4 pp
1995 137 78.8% -4.1 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 · 2006–2025
66%83%99%2006: 83.5% pass (109 tests)2007: 83.0% pass (106 tests)2008: 82.2% pass (90 tests)2009: 78.8% pass (85 tests)2010: 75.3% pass (81 tests)2011: 71.8% pass (71 tests)2012: 85.3% pass (68 tests)2013: 81.7% pass (60 tests)2014: 84.4% pass (64 tests)2015: 83.6% pass (61 tests)2016: 80.7% pass (57 tests)2017: 83.6% pass (61 tests)2018: 90.5% pass (42 tests)2019: 84.4% pass (45 tests)2020: 75.8% pass (33 tests)2021: 86.0% pass (43 tests)2022: 89.7% pass (39 tests)2023: 93.2% pass (44 tests)2024: 92.3% pass (39 tests)2025: 77.4% pass (31 tests)20062025

Questions

Which GSX1100G years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1995 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki GSX1100G overall (82.9%); the 1995 cohort is lowest at 78.8% from 137 tests.
Which GSX1100G year has the highest MOT pass rate?
1992, at 84.6% of 434 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX1100G pass rate vary by year?
5.8 percentage points between the highest (1992, 84.6%) and lowest (1995, 78.8%) 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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