Victory Vegas Eight Ball 1731 vs Suzuki GSX1400

The Victory Vegas Eight Ball 1731 passes its MOT first time more often than the Suzuki GSX1400 — 90.7% vs 88.3%, a 2.4-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 GSX1400
First-time pass rate	90.7%	88.3%
Outright fail rate	3.7%	5.5%
Median miles at test	8,764	15,787
MOT tests analysed	161	56,777
Most common failure	fuel and exhaust	lighting and signalling

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.

VICTORY VEGAS EIGHT BALL 1731 90.7% pass · 161 tests SUZUKI GSX1400 88.3% pass · 56.8k tests

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