Suzuki GSX1250FA: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX1250FA years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.2% average, from 530 DVSA tests.

2012

highest-passing year · 93.8%

2010

lowest-passing year · 88.7%

5.1pp

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: 2012 (93.8% of 65 tests). Lowest: 2010 (88.7% of 257).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (90.2%)
2010	257	88.7%	-1.5 pp
2011	179	91.1%	+0.9 pp
2012	65	93.8%	+3.6 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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which GSX1250FA years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX1250FA falls more than two points under the model's 90.2% overall pass rate.
Which GSX1250FA year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2012, at 93.8% of 65 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX1250FA pass rate vary by year?: 5.1 percentage points between the highest (2012, 93.8%) and lowest (2010, 88.7%) 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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