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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Triumph Trident: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Trident years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.0% average, from 23,936 DVSA tests.

1970
highest-passing year · 93.0%
1992
lowest-passing year · 80.6%
12.4pp
spread across 23 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: 1970 (93.0% of 157 tests). Lowest: 1992 (80.6% of 1,894). Years more than two points below the model average: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000.

78%87%95%1969: 92.3% pass (246 tests)1970: 93.0% pass (157 tests)1971: 90.9% pass (804 tests)1972: 90.4% pass (345 tests)1973: 88.3% pass (495 tests)1974: 90.5% pass (493 tests)1975: 88.9% pass (1,875 tests)1976: 91.7% pass (518 tests)1977: 90.2% pass (559 tests)1978: 88.5% pass (61 tests)1979: 88.0% pass (50 tests)1991: 82.6% pass (795 tests)1992: 80.6% pass (1,894 tests)1993: 81.4% pass (4,061 tests)1994: 80.9% pass (2,235 tests)1995: 83.9% pass (1,274 tests)1996: 83.8% pass (1,121 tests)1997: 81.9% pass (1,363 tests)1998: 82.5% pass (2,050 tests)1999: 86.0% pass (685 tests)2000: 82.4% pass (68 tests)2021: 91.7% pass (1,875 tests)2022: 89.2% pass (686 tests)196919912022
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (85.0%)
1969 246 92.3% +7.3 pp
1970 157 93.0% +8.0 pp
1971 804 90.9% +5.9 pp
1972 345 90.4% +5.4 pp
1973 495 88.3% +3.3 pp
1974 493 90.5% +5.5 pp
1975 1,875 88.9% +3.9 pp
1976 518 91.7% +6.7 pp
1977 559 90.2% +5.2 pp
1978 61 88.5% +3.5 pp
1979 50 88.0% +3.0 pp
1991 795 82.6% -2.4 pp
1992 1,894 80.6% -4.4 pp
1993 4,061 81.4% -3.6 pp
1994 2,235 80.9% -4.1 pp
1995 1,274 83.9% -1.1 pp
1996 1,121 83.8% -1.2 pp
1997 1,363 81.9% -3.1 pp
1998 2,050 82.5% -2.5 pp
1999 685 86.0% +1.0 pp
2000 68 82.4% -2.6 pp
2021 1,875 91.7% +6.7 pp
2022 686 89.2% +4.2 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 · 2005–2025
79%86%93%2005: 85.2% pass (364 tests)2006: 84.5% pass (1,733 tests)2007: 83.4% pass (1,607 tests)2008: 81.5% pass (1,553 tests)2009: 82.0% pass (1,558 tests)2010: 82.5% pass (1,465 tests)2011: 82.4% pass (1,429 tests)2012: 82.6% pass (1,339 tests)2013: 83.1% pass (1,332 tests)2014: 84.6% pass (1,285 tests)2015: 86.2% pass (1,218 tests)2016: 85.7% pass (1,193 tests)2017: 87.5% pass (1,149 tests)2018: 85.4% pass (687 tests)2019: 86.5% pass (598 tests)2020: 87.3% pass (456 tests)2021: 85.4% pass (581 tests)2022: 83.9% pass (545 tests)2023: 88.7% pass (550 tests)2024: 90.5% pass (1,268 tests)2025: 90.2% pass (2,026 tests)20052025

Questions

Which Trident years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000 registered examples pass first time less often than the Triumph Trident overall (85.0%); the 1992 cohort is lowest at 80.6% from 1,894 tests.
Which Trident year has the highest MOT pass rate?
1970, at 93.0% of 157 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2021, 2022.
How much does the Trident pass rate vary by year?
12.4 percentage points between the highest (1970, 93.0%) and lowest (1992, 80.6%) 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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