Suzuki Gsxr 600 K8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxr 600 K8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.5% average, from 4,365 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 84.4%

2009

lowest-passing year · 82.9%

1.5pp

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 (84.4% of 1,957 tests). Lowest: 2009 (82.9% of 2,054).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (83.5%)
2008	1,957	84.4%	+0.9 pp
2009	2,054	82.9%	-0.6 pp
2010	305	83.9%	+0.4 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 · 2011–2025

Questions

Which Gsxr 600 K8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gsxr 600 K8 falls more than two points under the model's 83.5% overall pass rate.
Which Gsxr 600 K8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 84.4% of 1,957 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxr 600 K8 pass rate vary by year?: 1.5 percentage points between the highest (2008, 84.4%) and lowest (2009, 82.9%) 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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