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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki GSX1300R: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX1300R years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.3% average, from 48,351 DVSA tests.

2015
highest-passing year · 96.4%
2006
lowest-passing year · 83.8%
12.6pp
spread across 17 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: 2015 (96.4% of 112 tests). Lowest: 2006 (83.8% of 1,738). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006.

81%90%99%1999: 85.4% pass (11,459 tests)2000: 86.1% pass (10,215 tests)2001: 85.7% pass (4,029 tests)2002: 84.3% pass (3,673 tests)2003: 85.4% pass (2,457 tests)2004: 84.9% pass (1,842 tests)2005: 84.8% pass (2,203 tests)2006: 83.8% pass (1,738 tests)2007: 87.7% pass (3,105 tests)2008: 89.6% pass (3,430 tests)2009: 90.1% pass (1,782 tests)2010: 90.5% pass (1,250 tests)2011: 89.5% pass (695 tests)2012: 90.5% pass (148 tests)2014: 88.2% pass (102 tests)2015: 96.4% pass (112 tests)2016: 92.3% pass (65 tests)199920072016
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (86.3%)
1999 11,459 85.4% -0.9 pp
2000 10,215 86.1% -0.2 pp
2001 4,029 85.7% -0.6 pp
2002 3,673 84.3% -2.0 pp
2003 2,457 85.4% -0.9 pp
2004 1,842 84.9% -1.4 pp
2005 2,203 84.8% -1.5 pp
2006 1,738 83.8% -2.5 pp
2007 3,105 87.7% +1.4 pp
2008 3,430 89.6% +3.3 pp
2009 1,782 90.1% +3.8 pp
2010 1,250 90.5% +4.2 pp
2011 695 89.5% +3.2 pp
2012 148 90.5% +4.2 pp
2014 102 88.2% +1.9 pp
2015 112 96.4% +10.1 pp
2016 65 92.3% +6.0 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
82%87%91%2005: 86.7% pass (331 tests)2006: 88.0% pass (2,591 tests)2007: 85.9% pass (2,637 tests)2008: 84.8% pass (2,687 tests)2009: 83.5% pass (2,750 tests)2010: 84.0% pass (2,850 tests)2011: 85.8% pass (3,190 tests)2012: 85.6% pass (3,063 tests)2013: 85.2% pass (3,158 tests)2014: 85.2% pass (3,071 tests)2015: 85.9% pass (2,914 tests)2016: 86.9% pass (2,766 tests)2017: 86.1% pass (2,562 tests)2018: 88.0% pass (1,948 tests)2019: 86.5% pass (1,856 tests)2020: 85.9% pass (1,480 tests)2021: 87.9% pass (2,066 tests)2022: 88.0% pass (1,931 tests)2023: 89.8% pass (1,760 tests)2024: 89.0% pass (1,346 tests)2025: 89.1% pass (1,394 tests)20052025

Questions

Which GSX1300R years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki GSX1300R overall (86.3%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 83.8% from 1,738 tests.
Which GSX1300R year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2015, at 96.4% of 112 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016.
How much does the GSX1300R pass rate vary by year?
12.6 percentage points between the highest (2015, 96.4%) and lowest (2006, 83.8%) 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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