Triumph Daytona 955I: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Daytona 955I years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.8% average, from 1,004 DVSA tests.

2003

highest-passing year · 88.3%

2002

lowest-passing year · 77.6%

10.7pp

spread across 5 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2003 (88.3% of 94 tests). Lowest: 2002 (77.6% of 98). Years more than two points below the model average: 1999, 2002.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (83.8%)
1999	268	80.6%	-3.2 pp
2000	209	87.1%	+3.3 pp
2001	280	85.7%	+1.9 pp
2002	98	77.6%	-6.2 pp
2003	94	88.3%	+4.5 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

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2024

Questions

Which Daytona 955I years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 1999, 2002 registered examples pass first time less often than the Triumph Daytona 955I overall (83.8%); the 2002 cohort is lowest at 77.6% from 98 tests.
Which Daytona 955I year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2003, at 88.3% of 94 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2000, 2003.
How much does the Daytona 955I pass rate vary by year?: 10.7 percentage points between the highest (2003, 88.3%) and lowest (2002, 77.6%) 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.

Full report: Triumph Daytona 955I reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #2791 of 5428 models· other Triumph models: Bonneville, Tiger, Sprint, Daytona, Speed Triple, Thunderbird