Victory Cross Country vs Suzuki GSX1300R

The Victory Cross Country passes its MOT first time more often than the Suzuki GSX1300R: 93.9% vs 86.3%, a 7.6-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Victory Cross Country	Suzuki GSX1300R
First-time pass rate	93.9%	86.3%
Outright fail rate	3.5%	8.7%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+9.6 pts	+2.2 pts
Engine size	1,731cc	1,299cc
Rank among all models	#183 of 5428	#2120 of 5428
Median miles at test	18,609	18,876
MOT tests analysed	347	48,351
Most common failure	tyres	brakes

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	Victory Cross Country	Suzuki GSX1300R
2017	96.8%	86.1%
2019	100.0%	86.5%
2020	87.9%	85.9%
2021	94.6%	87.9%
2022	92.9%	88.0%
2023	89.5%	89.8%
2024	96.7%	89.0%

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

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Victory Cross Country	Suzuki GSX1300R
0k-10k miles	92.3%	91.0%
10k-20k miles	93.6%	87.3%
20k-30k miles	97.8%	84.5%
30k-40k miles	87.5%	82.6%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY 93.9% pass · 347 tests SUZUKI GSX1300R 86.3% pass · 48.4k tests

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