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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki GSXR600: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which GSXR600 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 76.7% average, from 149,443 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 87.8%
1997
lowest-passing year · 69.1%
18.7pp
spread across 17 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: 2011 (87.8% of 1,081 tests). Lowest: 1997 (69.1% of 9,158). Years more than two points below the model average: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000.

65%78%92%1996: 76.6% pass (154 tests)1997: 69.1% pass (9,158 tests)1998: 70.2% pass (12,588 tests)1999: 72.2% pass (13,532 tests)2000: 74.3% pass (13,699 tests)2001: 76.6% pass (18,240 tests)2002: 77.7% pass (19,761 tests)2003: 79.7% pass (19,907 tests)2004: 78.5% pass (14,476 tests)2005: 79.5% pass (8,961 tests)2006: 81.0% pass (6,377 tests)2007: 83.0% pass (4,738 tests)2008: 81.9% pass (3,165 tests)2009: 83.9% pass (1,811 tests)2010: 86.0% pass (1,182 tests)2011: 87.8% pass (1,081 tests)2012: 85.8% pass (344 tests)199620042012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (76.7%)
1996 154 76.6% -0.1 pp
1997 9,158 69.1% -7.6 pp
1998 12,588 70.2% -6.5 pp
1999 13,532 72.2% -4.5 pp
2000 13,699 74.3% -2.4 pp
2001 18,240 76.6% -0.1 pp
2002 19,761 77.7% +1.0 pp
2003 19,907 79.7% +3.0 pp
2004 14,476 78.5% +1.8 pp
2005 8,961 79.5% +2.8 pp
2006 6,377 81.0% +4.3 pp
2007 4,738 83.0% +6.3 pp
2008 3,165 81.9% +5.2 pp
2009 1,811 83.9% +7.2 pp
2010 1,182 86.0% +9.3 pp
2011 1,081 87.8% +11.1 pp
2012 344 85.8% +9.1 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 · 2005–2025
72%78%83%2005: 79.7% pass (1,264 tests)2006: 80.3% pass (8,964 tests)2007: 78.5% pass (10,016 tests)2008: 76.0% pass (10,390 tests)2009: 74.2% pass (10,594 tests)2010: 74.6% pass (10,443 tests)2011: 74.9% pass (10,368 tests)2012: 74.8% pass (9,745 tests)2013: 74.6% pass (9,415 tests)2014: 76.0% pass (9,058 tests)2015: 76.5% pass (8,560 tests)2016: 76.5% pass (7,883 tests)2017: 77.5% pass (7,182 tests)2018: 76.8% pass (5,231 tests)2019: 76.7% pass (4,961 tests)2020: 79.2% pass (4,017 tests)2021: 77.4% pass (5,157 tests)2022: 78.7% pass (4,905 tests)2023: 78.8% pass (4,581 tests)2024: 79.3% pass (3,331 tests)2025: 81.5% pass (3,378 tests)20052025

Questions

Which GSXR600 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki GSXR600 overall (76.7%); the 1997 cohort is lowest at 69.1% from 9,158 tests.
Which GSXR600 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 87.8% of 1,081 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
How much does the GSXR600 pass rate vary by year?
18.7 percentage points between the highest (2011, 87.8%) and lowest (1997, 69.1%) 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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