Suzuki Gsxs 1000 AL8 Abs: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxs 1000 AL8 Abs years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 92.4% average, from 1,584 DVSA tests.

2019

highest-passing year · 94.3%

2018

lowest-passing year · 91.4%

2.9pp

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: 2019 (94.3% of 123 tests). Lowest: 2018 (91.4% of 652).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (92.4%)
2017	806	92.8%	+0.4 pp
2018	652	91.4%	-1.0 pp
2019	123	94.3%	+1.9 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 · 2020–2025

Questions

Which Gsxs 1000 AL8 Abs years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gsxs 1000 AL8 Abs falls more than two points under the model's 92.4% overall pass rate.
Which Gsxs 1000 AL8 Abs year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2019, at 94.3% of 123 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxs 1000 AL8 Abs pass rate vary by year?: 2.9 percentage points between the highest (2019, 94.3%) and lowest (2018, 91.4%) 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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