Suzuki GSX650F: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX650F years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.2% average, from 2,170 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 89.7%

2008

lowest-passing year · 86.4%

3.3pp

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: 2011 (89.7% of 107 tests). Lowest: 2008 (86.4% of 772).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.2%)
2008	772	86.4%	-0.8 pp
2009	808	87.4%	+0.2 pp
2010	357	88.8%	+1.6 pp
2011	107	89.7%	+2.5 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 · 2011–2025

Questions

Which GSX650F years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki GSX650F falls more than two points under the model's 87.2% overall pass rate.
Which GSX650F year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 89.7% of 107 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the GSX650F pass rate vary by year?: 3.3 percentage points between the highest (2011, 89.7%) and lowest (2008, 86.4%) 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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