TRIUMPH TIGER 1200 GT EXPLORER

1160cc Petrol Class 2

96.9%

first-time pass rate

1.6%

failed outright

8,529

median miles at test

193

MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a TIGER 1200 GT EXPLORER

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Share of defects	Defects	% of defects
brakes		3	100

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 1200 GT EXPLORER beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (TRIUMPH TIGER, DUCATI MULTISTRADA, HONDA CRF1000L Africa Twin).

TRIUMPH TIGER 89.6% pass · 161k tests DUCATI MULTISTRADA 89.9% pass · 24.8k tests HONDA CRF1000L Africa Twin 95.3% pass · 21.7k tests TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 87.3% pass · 14.0k tests

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 1200 GT EXPLORER.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2022 (96.8% pass). Weakest: 2022 (96.8%).

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.