Victory Vegas Eight Ball 1731 vs BMW R1250

The BMW R1250 passes its MOT first time more often than the Victory Vegas Eight Ball 1731: 95.8% vs 90.7%, a 5.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Victory Vegas Eight Ball 1731	BMW R1250
First-time pass rate	90.7%	95.8%
Outright fail rate	3.7%	2.1%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+3.3 pts	+8.5 pts
Engine size	1,731cc	1,254cc
Median miles at test	8,764	11,082
MOT tests analysed	161	33,642
Most common failure	fuel and exhaust	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 mileage

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

Mileage	Victory Vegas Eight Ball 1731	BMW R1250
0k-10k miles	92.4%	96.6%
10k-20k miles	87.7%	95.6%

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

VICTORY VEGAS EIGHT BALL 1731 90.7% pass · 161 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.