League table/VELOCETTE
Make report · 2005–2025
VELOCETTE
93.8%
first-time pass rate
1.9%
failed outright
24.7k
MOT tests, 2005–2025
VELOCETTE at a glance
Most reliable model
350 MAC
97.8% pass
Least reliable model
VOGUE
89.4% pass
Most tested model
VENOM
4,945 tests
Among VELOCETTE models with ≥ 100 tests.
What fails a VELOCETTE
failure defects across all VELOCETTE models · advisories excluded
lighting and signalling is VELOCETTE's most common failure — 0.8% of all VELOCETTE tests record one.
| Component group | Share of defects | % of tests | Worst offenders |
|---|---|---|---|
| lighting and signalling |
|
0.8 | see ranking |
| steering and suspension |
|
0.6 | see ranking |
| brakes |
|
0.5 | see ranking |
| tyres and wheels |
|
0.4 | see ranking |
| fuel and exhaust |
|
0.1 | see ranking |
Top failure groups aggregated across every VELOCETTE model, 2005–2025. "% of tests" = share of the make's tests recording at least one defect in that group.
VELOCETTE models, ranked by test volume
21 models with ≥ 100 normal tests, 2005–2025
| Model | Pass rate | Pass % | Fail % | Median miles | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VENOM |
|
94.4 | 1.5 | 14,785 | 4,945 |
| VIPER |
|
93.8 | 1.6 | 14,468 | 1,943 |
| LE |
|
92.2 | 3.3 | 26,697 | 1,938 |
| MAC |
|
92.5 | 1.7 | 9,762 | 1,487 |
| MSS |
|
95.2 | 1.1 | 14,315 | 1,202 |
| THRUXTON |
|
95.3 | 0.7 | 7,387 | 570 |
| KSS |
|
92.5 | 2.2 | 5,018 | 558 |
| 350 |
|
91.8 | 3.4 | 16,930 | 354 |
| 500 |
|
92.6 | 2.9 | 11,228 | 311 |
| VALIANT |
|
89.5 | 3.2 | 17,965 | 285 |
| LE200 |
|
94.9 | 2.9 | 27,358 | 275 |
| MAC 350 |
|
94.4 | 1.9 | 15,877 | 269 |
| MOV |
|
91.4 | 3.1 | 11,190 | 255 |
| VOGUE |
|
89.4 | 4.3 | 27,815 | 161 |
| 350 MAC |
|
97.8 | 0.0 | 16,276 | 139 |
| LE MK3 |
|
89.8 | 1.5 | 18,469 | 137 |
| VENOM 500 |
|
91.3 | 2.4 | 13,973 | 127 |
| VENOM CLUBMAN |
|
97.5 | 0.8 | 30,547 | 121 |
| MSS500 |
|
91.4 | 1.7 | 18,703 | 116 |
| VIPER 350 |
|
94.1 | 2.0 | 7,245 | 102 |
| KTS |
|
93.0 | 1.0 | 4,757 | 100 |
Normal tests only. Median miles is odometer reading at test where recorded. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results, 2005–2025.