Victory Vegas Eight Ball 1731 vs Suzuki GSX1300R

The Victory Vegas Eight Ball 1731 passes its MOT first time more often than the Suzuki GSX1300R: 90.7% vs 86.3%, a 4.4-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	Suzuki GSX1300R
First-time pass rate	90.7%	86.3%
Outright fail rate	3.7%	8.7%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+3.3 pts	+2.2 pts
Engine size	1,731cc	1,299cc
Median miles at test	8,764	18,876
MOT tests analysed	161	48,351
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	Suzuki GSX1300R
0k-10k miles	92.4%	91.0%
10k-20k miles	87.7%	87.3%

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

VICTORY VEGAS EIGHT BALL 1731 90.7% pass · 161 tests SUZUKI GSX1300R 86.3% pass · 48.4k tests

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