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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Suzuki Gsxs 125 AL8: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Gsxs 125 AL8 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.8% average, from 1,722 DVSA tests.

2019
highest-passing year · 85.7%
2017
lowest-passing year · 78.8%
6.9pp
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 (85.7% of 237 tests). Lowest: 2017 (78.8% of 439). Years more than two points below the model average: 2017.

77%82%87%2017: 78.8% pass (439 tests)2018: 82.6% pass (1,021 tests)2019: 85.7% pass (237 tests)201720182019
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (81.8%)
2017 439 78.8% -3.0 pp
2018 1,021 82.6% +0.8 pp
2019 237 85.7% +3.9 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
75%84%92%2020: 89.2% pass (65 tests)2021: 82.4% pass (336 tests)2022: 82.7% pass (394 tests)2023: 81.9% pass (371 tests)2024: 77.8% pass (279 tests)2025: 81.8% pass (275 tests)20202025

Questions

Which Gsxs 125 AL8 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2017 registered examples pass first time less often than the Suzuki Gsxs 125 AL8 overall (81.8%); the 2017 cohort is lowest at 78.8% from 439 tests.
Which Gsxs 125 AL8 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2019, at 85.7% of 237 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Gsxs 125 AL8 pass rate vary by year?
6.9 percentage points between the highest (2019, 85.7%) and lowest (2017, 78.8%) 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.

Full report: Suzuki Gsxs 125 AL8 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #3218 of 5428 models· other Suzuki models: GSXR600, GSF600, GSXR750, GSF1200, GSXR1000, SV650S