BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
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Model report · 2005–2025

VICTORY VEGAS EIGHT BALL 1731

1731cc Petrol Class 2
90.7%
first-time pass rate
3.7%
failed outright
8,764
median miles at test
161
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a VEGAS EIGHT BALL 1731

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
fuel and exhaust
2 25
lamps and reflectors
2 25
Identification of the vehicle
1 12.5
lighting and signalling
1 12.5
tyres
1 12.5
tyres and wheels
1 12.5

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 VEGAS EIGHT BALL 1731 beats 3 of its 4 closest rivals (YAMAHA XJR1300, SUZUKI GSX1400, SUZUKI GSX1300R).

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 VEGAS EIGHT BALL 1731.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2011 (92.4% pass). Weakest: 2010 (88.4%).

88%90%93%2010: 88.4% pass (69 tests)2011: 92.4% pass (92 tests)20102011

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.