Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Triumph Adventurer: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Adventurer years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.1% average, from 6,067 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1973 (93.5% of 62 tests). Lowest: 1996 (82.4% of 1,187). Years more than two points below the model average: 1996.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (85.1%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 62 | 83.9% | -1.2 pp |
| 1973 | 62 | 93.5% | +8.4 pp |
| 1974 | 50 | 90.0% | +4.9 pp |
| 1996 | 1,187 | 82.4% | -2.7 pp |
| 1997 | 1,817 | 84.8% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 587 | 85.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 652 | 86.7% | +1.6 pp |
| 2000 | 729 | 83.3% | -1.8 pp |
| 2001 | 680 | 89.1% | +4.0 pp |
| 2002 | 106 | 88.7% | +3.6 pp |
Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.
Pass rate over time
Questions
- Which Adventurer years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1996 registered examples pass first time less often than the Triumph Adventurer overall (85.1%); the 1996 cohort is lowest at 82.4% from 1,187 tests.
- Which Adventurer year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1973, at 93.5% of 62 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1973, 1974, 2001, 2002.
- How much does the Adventurer pass rate vary by year?
- 11.1 percentage points between the highest (1973, 93.5%) and lowest (1996, 82.4%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.
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