BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SUZUKI/GSXR K7
Model report · 2005–2025

SUZUKI GSXR K7

750cc Petrol Class 2
81.3%
first-time pass rate
7.5%
failed outright
17,388
median miles at test
80
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a GSXR K7

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
4 22.2
tyres and wheels
4 22.2
brakes
3 16.7
lighting and signalling
2 11.1
steering and suspension
2 11.1
fuel and exhaust
1 5.6
structure and attachments
1 5.6
Identification of the vehicle
1 5.6

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the GSXR K7 beats 2 of its 4 closest rivals (HONDA CBR600F, HONDA CBR900RR, YAMAHA YZF-R6).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the GSXR K7.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2007 (81.4% pass). Weakest: 2007 (81.4%).

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.