Suzuki Gsxr 600 K7: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxr 600 K7 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.4% average, from 5,199 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 83.8%

2006

lowest-passing year · 80.6%

3.2pp

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: 2008 (83.8% of 1,330 tests). Lowest: 2006 (80.6% of 345).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (82.4%)
2006	345	80.6%	-1.8 pp
2007	3,507	82.2%	-0.2 pp
2008	1,330	83.8%	+1.4 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 · 2010–2025

Questions

Which Gsxr 600 K7 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gsxr 600 K7 falls more than two points under the model's 82.4% overall pass rate.
Which Gsxr 600 K7 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 83.8% of 1,330 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxr 600 K7 pass rate vary by year?: 3.2 percentage points between the highest (2008, 83.8%) and lowest (2006, 80.6%) 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 600 K7 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #3108 of 5428 models· other Suzuki models: GSXR600, GSF600, GSXR750, GSF1200, GSXR1000, SV650S