BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki Gsxr 125 AL8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxr 125 AL8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 78.1% average, from 1,152 DVSA tests.

2017
highest-passing year · 84.7%
2018
lowest-passing year · 75.8%
8.9pp
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: 2017 (84.7% of 118 tests). Lowest: 2018 (75.8% of 443). Years more than two points below the model average: 2018.

74%80%86%2017: 84.7% pass (118 tests)2018: 75.8% pass (443 tests)2019: 79.1% pass (411 tests)2020: 77.2% pass (180 tests)201720192020
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (78.1%)
2017 118 84.7% +6.6 pp
2018 443 75.8% -2.3 pp
2019 411 79.1% +1.0 pp
2020 180 77.2% -0.9 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 · 2021–2025
73%78%83%2021: 81.1% pass (132 tests)2022: 80.9% pass (257 tests)2023: 78.9% pass (294 tests)2024: 75.0% pass (224 tests)2025: 74.4% pass (223 tests)20212025

Questions

Which Gsxr 125 AL8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2018 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki Gsxr 125 AL8 overall (78.1%); the 2018 cohort is lowest at 75.8% from 443 tests.
Which Gsxr 125 AL8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2017, at 84.7% of 118 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxr 125 AL8 pass rate vary by year?
8.9 percentage points between the highest (2017, 84.7%) and lowest (2018, 75.8%) 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.

Full report: Suzuki Gsxr 125 AL8 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #3895 of 5428 models· other Suzuki models: GSXR600, GSF600, GSXR750, GSF1200, GSXR1000, SV650S