BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Triumph Sprint ST 1050: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Sprint ST 1050 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.8% average, from 4,068 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 91.7%
2012
lowest-passing year · 86.6%
5.1pp
spread across 8 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: 2010 (91.7% of 774 tests). Lowest: 2012 (86.6% of 142). Years more than two points below the model average: 2012.

86%89%93%2005: 86.9% pass (388 tests)2006: 89.1% pass (449 tests)2007: 87.5% pass (433 tests)2008: 89.4% pass (558 tests)2009: 86.8% pass (470 tests)2010: 91.7% pass (774 tests)2011: 88.8% pass (854 tests)2012: 86.6% pass (142 tests)200520092012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (88.8%)
2005 388 86.9% -1.9 pp
2006 449 89.1% +0.3 pp
2007 433 87.5% -1.3 pp
2008 558 89.4% +0.6 pp
2009 470 86.8% -2.0 pp
2010 774 91.7% +2.9 pp
2011 854 88.8% +0.0 pp
2012 142 86.6% -2.2 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 · 2008–2025
84%90%95%2008: 92.3% pass (39 tests)2009: 93.4% pass (76 tests)2010: 88.2% pass (102 tests)2011: 91.3% pass (150 tests)2012: 90.3% pass (176 tests)2013: 88.8% pass (250 tests)2014: 87.5% pass (336 tests)2015: 86.0% pass (336 tests)2016: 86.6% pass (343 tests)2017: 89.0% pass (319 tests)2018: 89.6% pass (251 tests)2019: 86.8% pass (242 tests)2020: 86.8% pass (227 tests)2021: 88.9% pass (287 tests)2022: 93.2% pass (279 tests)2023: 87.7% pass (253 tests)2024: 93.2% pass (191 tests)2025: 89.0% pass (210 tests)20082025

Questions

Which Sprint ST 1050 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Triumph Sprint ST 1050 overall (88.8%); the 2012 cohort is lowest at 86.6% from 142 tests.
Which Sprint ST 1050 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 91.7% of 774 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Sprint ST 1050 pass rate vary by year?
5.1 percentage points between the highest (2010, 91.7%) and lowest (2012, 86.6%) 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.

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