Suzuki Gsxr 600 K5: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxr 600 K5 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 78.4% average, from 2,106 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 89.1%

2005

lowest-passing year · 77.3%

11.8pp

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 (89.1% of 64 tests). Lowest: 2005 (77.3% of 1,690).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (78.4%)
2005	1,690	77.3%	-1.1 pp
2006	322	82.3%	+3.9 pp
2007	64	89.1%	+10.7 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 · 2008–2025

Questions

Which Gsxr 600 K5 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gsxr 600 K5 falls more than two points under the model's 78.4% overall pass rate.
Which Gsxr 600 K5 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 89.1% of 64 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2006, 2007.
How much does the Gsxr 600 K5 pass rate vary by year?: 11.8 percentage points between the highest (2007, 89.1%) and lowest (2005, 77.3%) 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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