Suzuki Gsxr 1000 K9: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxr 1000 K9 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.1% average, from 2,651 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 93.3%

2009

lowest-passing year · 85.2%

8.1pp

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: 2011 (93.3% of 89 tests). Lowest: 2009 (85.2% of 1,658).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.1%)
2009	1,658	85.2%	-0.9 pp
2010	893	87.0%	+0.9 pp
2011	89	93.3%	+7.2 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 · 2012–2025

Questions

Which Gsxr 1000 K9 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gsxr 1000 K9 falls more than two points under the model's 86.1% overall pass rate.
Which Gsxr 1000 K9 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 93.3% of 89 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxr 1000 K9 pass rate vary by year?: 8.1 percentage points between the highest (2011, 93.3%) and lowest (2009, 85.2%) 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.

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