Victory Judge vs BMW R1250

The BMW R1250 passes its MOT first time more often than the Victory Judge: 95.8% vs 93.5%, a 2.3-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Victory Judge	BMW R1250
First-time pass rate	93.5%	95.8%
Outright fail rate	3.1%	2.1%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+6.2 pts	+8.5 pts
Engine size	1,731cc	1,254cc
Rank among all models	#234 of 5428	#32 of 5428
Median miles at test	8,806	11,082
MOT tests analysed	477	33,642
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	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 Judge	BMW R1250
2021	96.6%	92.9%
2022	98.3%	95.1%
2023	92.7%	95.8%
2024	93.3%	95.8%
2025	89.2%	96.2%

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 Judge	BMW R1250
0k-10k miles	94.4%	96.6%
10k-20k miles	94.8%	95.6%
20k-30k miles	86.8%	94.6%

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

VICTORY JUDGE 93.5% pass · 477 tests BMW R1250 95.8% pass · 33.6k tests

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