Suzuki Gsxs 1000 FAL8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxs 1000 FAL8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 93.1% average, from 1,897 DVSA tests.

2017

highest-passing year · 93.2%

2019

lowest-passing year · 92.3%

0.9pp

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: 2017 (93.2% of 943 tests). Lowest: 2019 (92.3% of 78).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (93.1%)
2017	943	93.2%	+0.1 pp
2018	872	93.1%	+0.0 pp
2019	78	92.3%	-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 · 2020–2025

Questions

Which Gsxs 1000 FAL8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gsxs 1000 FAL8 falls more than two points under the model's 93.1% overall pass rate.
Which Gsxs 1000 FAL8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2017, at 93.2% of 943 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxs 1000 FAL8 pass rate vary by year?: 0.9 percentage points between the highest (2017, 93.2%) and lowest (2019, 92.3%) 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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