BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki Gsxr 1000 K6: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxr 1000 K6 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.5% average, from 7,658 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 85.9%
2005
lowest-passing year · 81.2%
4.7pp
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: 2007 (85.9% of 1,292 tests). Lowest: 2005 (81.2% of 451). Years more than two points below the model average: 2005.

80%84%87%2005: 81.2% pass (451 tests)2006: 85.8% pass (5,901 tests)2007: 85.9% pass (1,292 tests)200520062007
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (85.5%)
2005 451 81.2% -4.3 pp
2006 5,901 85.8% +0.3 pp
2007 1,292 85.9% +0.4 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 · 2009–2025
79%85%92%2009: 80.9% pass (575 tests)2010: 83.2% pass (655 tests)2011: 86.2% pass (645 tests)2012: 86.6% pass (589 tests)2013: 85.5% pass (587 tests)2014: 84.1% pass (572 tests)2015: 86.8% pass (537 tests)2016: 84.8% pass (526 tests)2017: 87.3% pass (472 tests)2018: 82.4% pass (336 tests)2019: 84.5% pass (323 tests)2020: 87.3% pass (276 tests)2021: 86.0% pass (356 tests)2022: 89.4% pass (348 tests)2023: 88.1% pass (328 tests)2024: 88.1% pass (253 tests)2025: 90.0% pass (260 tests)20092025

Questions

Which Gsxr 1000 K6 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki Gsxr 1000 K6 overall (85.5%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 81.2% from 451 tests.
Which Gsxr 1000 K6 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 85.9% of 1,292 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxr 1000 K6 pass rate vary by year?
4.7 percentage points between the highest (2007, 85.9%) and lowest (2005, 81.2%) 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.

Full report: Suzuki Gsxr 1000 K6 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #2363 of 5428 models· other Suzuki models: GSXR600, GSF600, GSXR750, GSF1200, GSXR1000, SV650S