Suzuki Gsxr 125 X AL8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxr 125 X AL8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 76.7% average, from 1,600 DVSA tests.

2020

highest-passing year · 82.7%

2018

lowest-passing year · 76.1%

6.6pp

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: 2020 (82.7% of 81 tests). Lowest: 2018 (76.1% of 828).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (76.7%)
2017	294	76.5%	-0.2 pp
2018	828	76.1%	-0.6 pp
2019	397	76.8%	+0.1 pp
2020	81	82.7%	+6.0 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 · 2020–2025

Questions

Which Gsxr 125 X AL8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gsxr 125 X AL8 falls more than two points under the model's 76.7% overall pass rate.
Which Gsxr 125 X AL8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2020, at 82.7% of 81 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxr 125 X AL8 pass rate vary by year?: 6.6 percentage points between the highest (2020, 82.7%) and lowest (2018, 76.1%) 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 X AL8 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #4096 of 5428 models· other Suzuki models: GSXR600, GSF600, GSXR750, GSF1200, GSXR1000, SV650S