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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Triumph Tiger 1050: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Tiger 1050 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.3% average, from 13,990 DVSA tests.

2011
highest-passing year · 89.4%
2006
lowest-passing year · 85.3%
4.1pp
spread across 7 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: 2011 (89.4% of 1,591 tests). Lowest: 2006 (85.3% of 491).

84%87%90%2006: 85.3% pass (491 tests)2007: 86.7% pass (3,941 tests)2008: 86.5% pass (3,059 tests)2009: 87.0% pass (2,785 tests)2010: 89.1% pass (1,666 tests)2011: 89.4% pass (1,591 tests)2012: 87.5% pass (433 tests)200620092012
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (87.3%)
2006 491 85.3% -2.0 pp
2007 3,941 86.7% -0.6 pp
2008 3,059 86.5% -0.8 pp
2009 2,785 87.0% -0.3 pp
2010 1,666 89.1% +1.8 pp
2011 1,591 89.4% +2.1 pp
2012 433 87.5% +0.2 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 · 2009–2025
83%87%90%2009: 84.2% pass (38 tests)2010: 88.6% pass (367 tests)2011: 86.9% pass (634 tests)2012: 86.9% pass (840 tests)2013: 88.9% pass (1,018 tests)2014: 89.0% pass (1,120 tests)2015: 85.2% pass (1,172 tests)2016: 87.9% pass (1,134 tests)2017: 86.7% pass (1,108 tests)2018: 87.6% pass (836 tests)2019: 86.4% pass (846 tests)2020: 87.2% pass (713 tests)2021: 86.5% pass (944 tests)2022: 88.1% pass (918 tests)2023: 86.9% pass (894 tests)2024: 88.3% pass (703 tests)2025: 86.2% pass (703 tests)20092025

Questions

Which Tiger 1050 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Triumph Tiger 1050 falls more than two points under the model's 87.3% overall pass rate.
Which Tiger 1050 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2011, at 89.4% of 1,591 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Tiger 1050 pass rate vary by year?
4.1 percentage points between the highest (2011, 89.4%) and lowest (2006, 85.3%) 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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