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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Triumph Tiger 900 GT: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Tiger 900 GT years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 94.8% average, from 750 DVSA tests.

2022
highest-passing year · 96.4%
2020
lowest-passing year · 94.5%
1.9pp
spread across 3 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: 2022 (96.4% of 110 tests). Lowest: 2020 (94.5% of 440).

94%95%97%2020: 94.5% pass (440 tests)2021: 94.5% pass (199 tests)2022: 96.4% pass (110 tests)202020212022
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (94.8%)
2020 440 94.5% -0.3 pp
2021 199 94.5% -0.3 pp
2022 110 96.4% +1.6 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 · 2023–2025
92%94%97%2023: 95.1% pass (162 tests)2024: 93.2% pass (235 tests)2025: 95.7% pass (352 tests)20232025

Questions

Which Tiger 900 GT years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Triumph Tiger 900 GT falls more than two points under the model's 94.8% overall pass rate.
Which Tiger 900 GT year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2022, at 96.4% of 110 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Tiger 900 GT pass rate vary by year?
1.9 percentage points between the highest (2022, 96.4%) and lowest (2020, 94.5%) 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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