BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ TRIUMPH/THRUXTON RS SHOWCASE
Model report · 2005–2025

TRIUMPH THRUXTON RS SHOWCASE

1200cc Petrol Class 2
86.7%
first-time pass rate
7.5%
failed outright
3,666
median miles at test
120
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The THRUXTON RS SHOWCASE's first-time pass rate has risen 6.4 points since 2023, 83.8% to 90.2%.

82%87%92%2023: 83.8% pass (37 tests)2024: 85.4% pass (41 tests)2025: 90.2% pass (41 tests)20232025

What fails on a THRUXTON RS SHOWCASE

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
9 60
structure and attachments
2 13.3
Identification of the vehicle
1 6.7
audible warning (Horn)
1 6.7
brakes
1 6.7
tyres
1 6.7

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 THRUXTON RS SHOWCASE beats 2 of its 4 closest rivals (BMW R1200, BMW R1150, TRIUMPH SPRINT).

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 THRUXTON RS SHOWCASE.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (86.3% pass). Weakest: 2020 (86.3%).

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.