Suzuki Gsxs 1000 ZAL8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxs 1000 ZAL8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.7% average, from 1,333 DVSA tests.

2017

highest-passing year · 92.4%

2019

lowest-passing year · 90.4%

2.0pp

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 (92.4% of 688 tests). Lowest: 2019 (90.4% of 115).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (91.7%)
2017	688	92.4%	+0.7 pp
2018	523	91.0%	-0.7 pp
2019	115	90.4%	-1.3 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 ZAL8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Suzuki Gsxs 1000 ZAL8 falls more than two points under the model's 91.7% overall pass rate.
Which Gsxs 1000 ZAL8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2017, at 92.4% of 688 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxs 1000 ZAL8 pass rate vary by year?: 2.0 percentage points between the highest (2017, 92.4%) and lowest (2019, 90.4%) 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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