Scooters India LTD Vijay Super vs Bsa Bantam

The Bsa Bantam passes its MOT first time more often than the Scooters India LTD Vijay Super: 88.7% vs 88.1%, a 0.6-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	Scooters India LTD Vijay Super	Bsa Bantam
First-time pass rate	88.1%	88.7%
Outright fail rate	6.3%	5.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+4.6 pts	+5.1 pts
Engine size	150cc	175cc
Rank among all models	#1574 of 5428	#1370 of 5428
Median miles at test	574	13,193
MOT tests analysed	495	7,202
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	lighting and signalling

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	Scooters India LTD Vijay Super	Bsa Bantam
2014	73.9%	88.0%
2015	90.2%	89.8%
2016	90.2%	91.6%
2017	92.0%	93.7%
2018	91.9%	89.2%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

SCOOTERS INDIA LTD VIJAY SUPER 88.1% pass · 495 tests BSA BANTAM 88.7% pass · 7,202 tests

See each bike's full report (trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals) on its own page.