BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ TRIUMPH/TIGER 100SS
Model report · 2005–2025
89.8%
first-time pass rate
2.8%
failed outright
8,895
median miles at test
285
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a TIGER 100SS

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
steering and suspension
5 31.2
fuel and exhaust
3 18.8
lighting and signalling
2 12.5
drive system
2 12.5
tyres and wheels
1 6.2
brakes
1 6.2
driving controls
1 6.2
body and structure
1 6.2

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 TIGER 100SS beats 0 of its 1 closest rivals (ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN).

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 TIGER 100SS.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1962 (96.0% pass). Weakest: 1964 (88.3%).

87%92%98%1962: 96.0% pass (50 tests)1964: 88.3% pass (60 tests)19621964

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.