Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Triumph Daytona: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Daytona years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 83.6% average, from 113,145 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1967 (93.9% of 131 tests). Lowest: 1993 (79.3% of 1,843). Years more than two points below the model average: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (83.6%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 131 | 93.9% | +10.3 pp |
| 1968 | 222 | 89.2% | +5.6 pp |
| 1969 | 239 | 89.1% | +5.5 pp |
| 1970 | 271 | 87.1% | +3.5 pp |
| 1971 | 503 | 90.7% | +7.1 pp |
| 1972 | 291 | 91.4% | +7.8 pp |
| 1973 | 148 | 91.2% | +7.6 pp |
| 1975 | 79 | 84.8% | +1.2 pp |
| 1976 | 100 | 92.0% | +8.4 pp |
| 1991 | 456 | 80.7% | -2.9 pp |
| 1992 | 560 | 79.8% | -3.8 pp |
| 1993 | 1,843 | 79.3% | -4.3 pp |
| 1994 | 2,415 | 83.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2,184 | 84.8% | +1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 1,693 | 82.5% | -1.1 pp |
| 1997 | 10,406 | 80.9% | -2.7 pp |
| 1998 | 8,019 | 81.1% | -2.5 pp |
| 1999 | 8,070 | 82.3% | -1.3 pp |
| 2000 | 5,435 | 81.0% | -2.6 pp |
| 2001 | 4,799 | 83.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 5,114 | 83.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 8,142 | 82.9% | -0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 10,489 | 82.6% | -1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 7,657 | 84.2% | +0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 10,966 | 84.9% | +1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 4,626 | 85.8% | +2.2 pp |
| 2008 | 2,772 | 86.8% | +3.2 pp |
| 2009 | 4,161 | 85.7% | +2.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2,595 | 87.7% | +4.1 pp |
| 2011 | 1,785 | 86.4% | +2.8 pp |
| 2012 | 941 | 86.1% | +2.5 pp |
| 2013 | 2,004 | 87.5% | +3.9 pp |
| 2014 | 1,584 | 86.9% | +3.3 pp |
| 2015 | 1,191 | 87.8% | +4.2 pp |
| 2016 | 888 | 87.5% | +3.9 pp |
| 2017 | 181 | 91.2% | +7.6 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 Daytona years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000 registered examples pass first time less often than the Triumph Daytona overall (83.6%); the 1993 cohort is lowest at 79.3% from 1,843 tests.
- Which Daytona year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1967, at 93.9% of 131 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
- How much does the Daytona pass rate vary by year?
- 14.6 percentage points between the highest (1967, 93.9%) and lowest (1993, 79.3%) 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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