Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Triumph T120: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which T120 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.1% average, from 5,037 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1960 (96.2% of 131 tests). Lowest: 1975 (86.0% of 50). Years more than two points below the model average: 1968, 1975.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (91.1%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 131 | 96.2% | +5.1 pp |
| 1961 | 285 | 93.0% | +1.9 pp |
| 1962 | 116 | 94.8% | +3.7 pp |
| 1963 | 143 | 92.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 1964 | 173 | 93.1% | +2.0 pp |
| 1965 | 306 | 93.8% | +2.7 pp |
| 1966 | 335 | 91.0% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 418 | 91.4% | +0.3 pp |
| 1968 | 588 | 88.4% | -2.7 pp |
| 1969 | 652 | 91.9% | +0.8 pp |
| 1970 | 621 | 90.5% | -0.6 pp |
| 1971 | 659 | 90.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 163 | 92.0% | +0.9 pp |
| 1973 | 133 | 92.5% | +1.4 pp |
| 1975 | 50 | 86.0% | -5.1 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 T120 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1968, 1975 registered examples pass first time less often than the Triumph T120 overall (91.1%); the 1975 cohort is lowest at 86.0% from 50 tests.
- Which T120 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1960, at 96.2% of 131 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1960, 1962, 1965.
- How much does the T120 pass rate vary by year?
- 10.2 percentage points between the highest (1960, 96.2%) and lowest (1975, 86.0%) 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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