Victory Octane vs BMW R1200

The Victory Octane passes its MOT first time more often than the BMW R1200: 95.5% vs 92.9%, a 2.6-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Victory Octane	BMW R1200
First-time pass rate	95.5%	92.9%
Outright fail rate	3.1%	3.7%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+6.6 pts	+8.6 pts
Engine size	1,179cc	1,170cc
Rank among all models	#46 of 5428	#315 of 5428
Median miles at test	5,814	20,069
MOT tests analysed	287	299,381
Most common failure	Identification of the vehicle	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 Octane	BMW R1200
2020	93.5%	94.0%
2021	95.5%	93.9%
2022	98.1%	93.8%
2023	100.0%	94.1%
2024	100.0%	94.0%
2025	88.9%	94.2%

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 Octane	BMW R1200
0k-10k miles	97.5%	94.8%
10k-20k miles	89.4%	93.7%

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

VICTORY OCTANE 95.5% pass · 287 tests BMW R1200 92.9% pass · 299k tests

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