BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ SUZUKI/GSXS 1000 FAM0
Model report · 2005–2025

SUZUKI GSXS 1000 FAM0

999cc Petrol Class 2
94.8%
first-time pass rate
3.0%
failed outright
6,240
median miles at test
269
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The GSXS 1000 FAM0's first-time pass rate has fallen 6.2 points since 2023, 100.0% to 93.8%.

91%96%100%2023: 100.0% pass (56 tests)2024: 92.8% pass (97 tests)2025: 93.8% pass (113 tests)20232025

What fails on a GSXS 1000 FAM0

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
6 54.5
brakes
3 27.3
tyres
2 18.2

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 GSXS 1000 FAM0 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE, APRILIA TUONO, HONDA CB1300).

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 GSXS 1000 FAM0.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (98.0% pass). Weakest: 2021 (90.6%).

89%94%99%2020: 98.0% pass (152 tests)2021: 90.6% pass (117 tests)20202021

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.