Victory Cross Roads vs Suzuki GSX1400

The Victory Cross Roads passes its MOT first time more often than the Suzuki GSX1400: 94.9% vs 88.3%, a 6.6-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Victory Cross Roads	Suzuki GSX1400
First-time pass rate	94.9%	88.3%
Outright fail rate	3.9%	5.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+8.6 pts	+3.5 pts
Engine size	1,731cc	1,402cc
Rank among all models	#82 of 5428	#1505 of 5428
Median miles at test	11,198	15,787
MOT tests analysed	255	56,777
Most common failure	brakes	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 mileage

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

Mileage	Victory Cross Roads	Suzuki GSX1400
0k-10k miles	98.2%	90.7%
10k-20k miles	95.9%	88.3%
20k-30k miles	87.5%	87.1%

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

VICTORY CROSS ROADS 94.9% pass · 255 tests SUZUKI GSX1400 88.3% pass · 56.8k tests

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