Suzuki Gsxr 750 K8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxr 750 K8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.5% average, from 6,538 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 85.8%

2009

lowest-passing year · 83.3%

2.5pp

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: 2010 (85.8% of 330 tests). Lowest: 2009 (83.3% of 3,150).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (84.5%)
2008	3,027	85.7%	+1.2 pp
2009	3,150	83.3%	-1.2 pp
2010	330	85.8%	+1.3 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 750 K8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gsxr 750 K8 falls more than two points under the model's 84.5% overall pass rate.
Which Gsxr 750 K8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 85.8% of 330 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxr 750 K8 pass rate vary by year?: 2.5 percentage points between the highest (2010, 85.8%) and lowest (2009, 83.3%) 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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