Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Triumph Rocket Iii: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Rocket Iii years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.3% average, from 15,488 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2011 (90.6% of 1,012 tests). Lowest: 2004 (86.8% of 2,809).
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (88.3%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,809 | 86.8% | -1.5 pp |
| 2005 | 2,507 | 88.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2,191 | 88.0% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 1,825 | 87.9% | -0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 1,440 | 88.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1,558 | 88.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 1,713 | 90.2% | +1.9 pp |
| 2011 | 1,012 | 90.6% | +2.3 pp |
| 2012 | 276 | 87.0% | -1.3 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 Rocket Iii years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- none: no registration year of the Triumph Rocket Iii falls more than two points under the model's 88.3% overall pass rate.
- Which Rocket Iii year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2011, at 90.6% of 1,012 first tests (2005–2025).
- How much does the Rocket Iii pass rate vary by year?
- 3.8 percentage points between the highest (2011, 90.6%) and lowest (2004, 86.8%) 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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