Buell MOT Pass Rates
MOT failure rates for all Buell models based on 28,537 real MOT test results.
85.5%
Overall Pass Rate
28,537
Total Tests
45
Models
Data from official DVSA MOT testing records
Buell Models by Pass Rate
19 model families from 31 variants. Click a row to expand variants.
| Model Family ▲▼ | Pass Rate ▲▼ | Total Tests ▼ | Variants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xb12s | 86.3% | 4,360 | — |
| ▶S1 | 85.6% | 3,204 | 2 |
| ▶M2 | 86.8% | 2,922 | 2 |
| Xb12r | 85.5% | 2,559 | — |
| ▶Xb9sx | 83.8% | 2,543 | 2 |
| ▶Xb12x | 87.5% | 2,019 | 2 |
| Xb9r | 83.9% | 1,847 | — |
| ▶X1 | 87.0% | 1,839 | 2 |
| ▶Xb9s | 83.1% | 1,281 | 2 |
| ▶1125 | 85.2% | 1,145 | 2 |
| ▶Xb | 86.6% | 985 | 3 |
| ▶Xb12 | 84.1% | 900 | 4 |
| Unclassified | 84.4% | 736 | — |
| Xb12ss Lightning Long | 87.2% | 524 | — |
| S3t | 87.6% | 250 | — |
| 1125r | 85.6% | 187 | — |
| Xb12stt Lightning Supertt | 79.4% | 165 | — |
| Firebolt Xb9r | 84.6% | 123 | — |
| Ulysses | 80.2% | 116 | — |
Insufficient Data (<100 tests)
These models had fewer than 100 tests in our database — pass rates may not be statistically reliable.
About Buell MOT Data
Buell had 28,537 MOT tests on record with an overall pass rate of 85.5%. The most reliable Buell model is the Xb 12r Firebolt (89.1% pass rate) and the least reliable is the Xb12stt Lightning Supertt (79.4% pass rate).
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Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.