Suzuki Gsxr 600 K9: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxr 600 K9 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.7% average, from 1,574 DVSA tests.

2009

highest-passing year · 85.8%

2010

lowest-passing year · 82.7%

3.1pp

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: 2009 (85.8% of 408 tests). Lowest: 2010 (82.7% of 964).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (83.7%)
2009	408	85.8%	+2.1 pp
2010	964	82.7%	-1.0 pp
2011	193	84.5%	+0.8 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 · 2012–2025

Questions

Which Gsxr 600 K9 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gsxr 600 K9 falls more than two points under the model's 83.7% overall pass rate.
Which Gsxr 600 K9 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2009, at 85.8% of 408 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxr 600 K9 pass rate vary by year?: 3.1 percentage points between the highest (2009, 85.8%) and lowest (2010, 82.7%) 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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