BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ TRIUMPH/ROCKET 3 GT TRIPLE BLACK
Model report · 2005–2025

TRIUMPH ROCKET 3 GT TRIPLE BLACK

2458cc Petrol Class 2
91.8%
first-time pass rate
3.6%
failed outright
6,168
median miles at test
194
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2024–2025

The ROCKET 3 GT TRIPLE BLACK's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2024 (91.3% → 92.1%).

90%92%93%2024: 91.3% pass (92 tests)2025: 92.1% pass (101 tests)20242025

What fails on a ROCKET 3 GT TRIPLE BLACK

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
5 45.5
brakes
3 27.3
suspension
3 27.3

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the ROCKET 3 GT TRIPLE BLACK beats 2 of its 2 closest rivals (TRIUMPH ROCKET III, TRIUMPH ROCKET 111).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the ROCKET 3 GT TRIPLE BLACK.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2021 (91.7% pass). Weakest: 2021 (91.7%).

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.