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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
Xb12s86.3%4,360
S185.6%3,2042
M286.8%2,9222
Xb12r85.5%2,559
Xb9sx83.8%2,5432
Xb12x87.5%2,0192
Xb9r83.9%1,847
X187.0%1,8392
Xb9s83.1%1,2812
112585.2%1,1452
Xb86.6%9853
Xb1284.1%9004
Unclassified84.4%736
Xb12ss Lightning Long87.2%524
S3t87.6%250
1125r85.6%187
Xb12stt Lightning Supertt79.4%165
Firebolt Xb9r84.6%123
Ulysses80.2%116

Insufficient Data (<100 tests)

These models had fewer than 100 tests in our database — pass rates may not be statistically reliable.

Model Pass Rate Tests
Xb12 Sx Lightning City X 93.1% 87
Xb12xt 92.9% 85
S3 91.7% 60
Xb 12 90.6% 32
Blast P3 90.3% 31
Xb12ss 88.2% 34
1125 87.5% 48
S1w 86.5% 52
S2 84.8% 33
Lightning 82.7% 98
Blast 81.5% 92
Xb12 Xt Ulysses 10 80.4% 51
1125cr 76.7% 86
Lighting 65.1% 43

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.

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