Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Triumph Tiger: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Tiger years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.6% average, from 161,363 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1957 (99.1% of 106 tests). Lowest: 1994 (79.1% of 949). Years more than two points below the model average: 1958, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (89.6%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 96 | 93.8% | +4.2 pp |
| 1955 | 108 | 94.4% | +4.8 pp |
| 1956 | 103 | 93.2% | +3.6 pp |
| 1957 | 106 | 99.1% | +9.5 pp |
| 1958 | 135 | 87.4% | -2.2 pp |
| 1959 | 193 | 92.7% | +3.1 pp |
| 1960 | 283 | 92.9% | +3.3 pp |
| 1961 | 203 | 90.1% | +0.5 pp |
| 1962 | 251 | 92.0% | +2.4 pp |
| 1963 | 213 | 87.8% | -1.8 pp |
| 1964 | 268 | 91.0% | +1.4 pp |
| 1965 | 369 | 92.1% | +2.5 pp |
| 1966 | 243 | 90.9% | +1.3 pp |
| 1967 | 302 | 90.1% | +0.5 pp |
| 1968 | 249 | 93.2% | +3.6 pp |
| 1969 | 268 | 92.9% | +3.3 pp |
| 1970 | 242 | 92.6% | +3.0 pp |
| 1971 | 594 | 88.4% | -1.2 pp |
| 1972 | 293 | 90.8% | +1.2 pp |
| 1973 | 297 | 90.6% | +1.0 pp |
| 1975 | 64 | 84.4% | -5.2 pp |
| 1976 | 248 | 86.7% | -2.9 pp |
| 1977 | 149 | 89.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 378 | 86.8% | -2.8 pp |
| 1979 | 259 | 90.0% | +0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 82 | 92.7% | +3.1 pp |
| 1981 | 103 | 87.4% | -2.2 pp |
| 1993 | 736 | 80.8% | -8.8 pp |
| 1994 | 949 | 79.1% | -10.5 pp |
| 1995 | 1,118 | 81.4% | -8.2 pp |
| 1996 | 1,333 | 80.1% | -9.5 pp |
| 1997 | 1,103 | 79.9% | -9.7 pp |
| 1998 | 1,197 | 79.9% | -9.7 pp |
| 1999 | 3,153 | 81.2% | -8.4 pp |
| 2000 | 2,394 | 82.2% | -7.4 pp |
| 2001 | 4,249 | 84.9% | -4.7 pp |
| 2002 | 2,999 | 84.0% | -5.6 pp |
| 2003 | 4,303 | 85.7% | -3.9 pp |
| 2004 | 5,482 | 84.8% | -4.8 pp |
| 2005 | 5,963 | 84.6% | -5.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3,962 | 85.6% | -4.0 pp |
| 2007 | 7,272 | 87.1% | -2.5 pp |
| 2008 | 3,334 | 87.6% | -2.0 pp |
| 2009 | 3,137 | 88.2% | -1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 2,364 | 88.2% | -1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 5,020 | 91.6% | +2.0 pp |
| 2012 | 7,975 | 90.9% | +1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 17,127 | 91.3% | +1.7 pp |
| 2014 | 15,802 | 91.4% | +1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 14,781 | 92.1% | +2.5 pp |
| 2016 | 11,202 | 92.3% | +2.7 pp |
| 2017 | 10,707 | 93.3% | +3.7 pp |
| 2018 | 9,141 | 93.5% | +3.9 pp |
| 2019 | 6,140 | 93.6% | +4.0 pp |
| 2020 | 1,754 | 92.6% | +3.0 pp |
| 2021 | 134 | 94.0% | +4.4 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
Questions
- Which Tiger years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1958, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the Triumph Tiger overall (89.6%); the 1994 cohort is lowest at 79.1% from 949 tests.
- Which Tiger year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1957, at 99.1% of 106 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1980, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
- How much does the Tiger pass rate vary by year?
- 20.0 percentage points between the highest (1957, 99.1%) and lowest (1994, 79.1%) 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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