BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SUZUKI/GSXR 1000 RAM0
Model report · 2005–2025

SUZUKI GSXR 1000 RAM0

1000cc Petrol Class 2
88.7%
first-time pass rate
4.7%
failed outright
5,094
median miles at test
150
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The GSXR 1000 RAM0's first-time pass rate has risen 8.2 points since 2023, 83.6% to 91.8%.

81%88%96%2023: 83.6% pass (55 tests)2024: 93.2% pass (44 tests)2025: 91.8% pass (49 tests)20232025

What fails on a GSXR 1000 RAM0

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
tyres
4 57.1
structure and attachments
2 28.6
lamps and reflectors
1 14.3

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the GSXR 1000 RAM0 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (YAMAHA YZF-R1, HONDA CBR900RR, TRIUMPH DAYTONA).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the GSXR 1000 RAM0.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2020 (88.7% pass). Weakest: 2020 (88.7%).

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.