Victory Judge vs Yamaha XJR1300

The Victory Judge passes its MOT first time more often than the Yamaha XJR1300: 93.5% vs 87.4%, a 6.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Victory Judge	Yamaha XJR1300
First-time pass rate	93.5%	87.4%
Outright fail rate	3.1%	5.6%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+6.2 pts	+2.8 pts
Engine size	1,731cc	1,250cc
Rank among all models	#234 of 5428	#1787 of 5428
Median miles at test	8,806	16,186
MOT tests analysed	477	95,093
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	Yamaha XJR1300
2018	90.2%	87.3%
2019	86.5%	87.7%
2020	94.2%	89.1%
2021	96.6%	88.3%
2022	98.3%	89.1%
2023	92.7%	89.6%
2024	93.3%	90.1%
2025	89.2%	90.5%

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	Yamaha XJR1300
0k-10k miles	94.4%	90.8%
10k-20k miles	94.8%	87.9%
20k-30k miles	86.8%	85.5%

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

VICTORY JUDGE 93.5% pass · 477 tests YAMAHA XJR1300 87.4% pass · 95.1k tests

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