Suzuki Gsxr 750 L1: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxr 750 L1 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.8% average, from 3,012 DVSA tests.

2013

highest-passing year · 88.6%

2011

lowest-passing year · 87.3%

1.3pp

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: 2013 (88.6% of 543 tests). Lowest: 2011 (87.3% of 883).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.8%)
2011	883	87.3%	-0.5 pp
2012	1,580	87.8%	+0.0 pp
2013	543	88.6%	+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 · 2014–2025

Questions

Which Gsxr 750 L1 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gsxr 750 L1 falls more than two points under the model's 87.8% overall pass rate.
Which Gsxr 750 L1 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2013, at 88.6% of 543 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxr 750 L1 pass rate vary by year?: 1.3 percentage points between the highest (2013, 88.6%) and lowest (2011, 87.3%) 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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