BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ TRIUMPH/STREET TRIPPLE
Model report · 2005–2025

TRIUMPH STREET TRIPPLE

675cc Petrol Class 2
89.9%
first-time pass rate
5.9%
failed outright
10,019
median miles at test
338
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2014–2017

The STREET TRIPPLE's first-time pass rate has fallen 9.1 points since 2014, 93.5% to 84.4%.

82%89%97%2014: 93.5% pass (31 tests)2015: 94.1% pass (34 tests)2016: 84.8% pass (33 tests)2017: 84.4% pass (32 tests)20142017

Pass rate by mileage

how the STREET TRIPPLE's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage STREET TRIPPLE passes first time 92.3% of the time; by 20k that's 85.0%.

84%89%94%0k: 92.3% pass (168 tests)10k: 89.3% pass (112 tests)20k: 85.0% pass (40 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a STREET TRIPPLE

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
7 25.9
structure and attachments
6 22.2
tyres and wheels
4 14.8
lighting and signalling
4 14.8
lamps and reflectors
2 7.4
Identification of the vehicle
2 7.4
suspension
1 3.7
tyres
1 3.7

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 STREET TRIPPLE beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (KAWASAKI ZX-6R, SUZUKI GSF600, YAMAHA FZS600).

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 STREET TRIPPLE.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2010 (93.5% pass). Weakest: 2009 (89.6%).

89%92%94%2009: 89.6% pass (115 tests)2010: 93.5% pass (62 tests)2011: 90.0% pass (60 tests)200920102011

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.