BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki GSX750F: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSX750F years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 76.9% average, from 2,144 DVSA tests.

1999
highest-passing year · 85.0%
1989
lowest-passing year · 64.8%
20.2pp
spread across 12 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: 1999 (85.0% of 153 tests). Lowest: 1989 (64.8% of 162). Years more than two points below the model average: 1989, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002.

61%75%89%1989: 64.8% pass (162 tests)1990: 84.2% pass (222 tests)1991: 75.8% pass (298 tests)1992: 81.2% pass (154 tests)1993: 76.7% pass (129 tests)1994: 73.7% pass (57 tests)1995: 80.9% pass (110 tests)1996: 79.8% pass (109 tests)1998: 73.1% pass (449 tests)1999: 85.0% pass (153 tests)2000: 74.5% pass (102 tests)2002: 72.5% pass (51 tests)198919952002
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (76.9%)
1989 162 64.8% -12.1 pp
1990 222 84.2% +7.3 pp
1991 298 75.8% -1.1 pp
1992 154 81.2% +4.3 pp
1993 129 76.7% -0.2 pp
1994 57 73.7% -3.2 pp
1995 110 80.9% +4.0 pp
1996 109 79.8% +2.9 pp
1998 449 73.1% -3.8 pp
1999 153 85.0% +8.1 pp
2000 102 74.5% -2.4 pp
2002 51 72.5% -4.4 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
61%75%89%2005: 80.5% pass (41 tests)2006: 74.9% pass (259 tests)2007: 77.7% pass (206 tests)2008: 77.6% pass (192 tests)2009: 71.9% pass (171 tests)2010: 76.3% pass (139 tests)2011: 72.9% pass (144 tests)2012: 77.0% pass (122 tests)2013: 79.2% pass (106 tests)2014: 76.6% pass (111 tests)2015: 80.0% pass (100 tests)2016: 82.1% pass (95 tests)2017: 75.6% pass (78 tests)2018: 82.6% pass (46 tests)2019: 76.7% pass (60 tests)2020: 77.3% pass (44 tests)2021: 80.8% pass (52 tests)2022: 65.4% pass (52 tests)2023: 83.6% pass (55 tests)2024: 83.9% pass (31 tests)2025: 82.5% pass (40 tests)20052025

Questions

Which GSX750F years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1989, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki GSX750F overall (76.9%); the 1989 cohort is lowest at 64.8% from 162 tests.
Which GSX750F year has the highest MOT pass rate?
1999, at 85.0% of 153 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999.
How much does the GSX750F pass rate vary by year?
20.2 percentage points between the highest (1999, 85.0%) and lowest (1989, 64.8%) 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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