Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Triumph Trophy: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Trophy years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 84.0% average, from 39,196 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1966 (96.4% of 83 tests). Lowest: 1996 (79.4% of 3,513). Years more than two points below the model average: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (84.0%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 64 | 90.6% | +6.6 pp |
| 1960 | 88 | 90.9% | +6.9 pp |
| 1961 | 82 | 96.3% | +12.3 pp |
| 1962 | 76 | 92.1% | +8.1 pp |
| 1963 | 53 | 96.2% | +12.2 pp |
| 1965 | 124 | 91.9% | +7.9 pp |
| 1966 | 83 | 96.4% | +12.4 pp |
| 1967 | 194 | 88.7% | +4.7 pp |
| 1968 | 336 | 88.1% | +4.1 pp |
| 1969 | 497 | 92.6% | +8.6 pp |
| 1970 | 447 | 92.8% | +8.8 pp |
| 1971 | 410 | 88.8% | +4.8 pp |
| 1972 | 96 | 91.7% | +7.7 pp |
| 1991 | 1,037 | 80.4% | -3.6 pp |
| 1992 | 2,356 | 81.8% | -2.2 pp |
| 1993 | 2,253 | 80.9% | -3.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2,179 | 82.7% | -1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 1,632 | 82.9% | -1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 3,513 | 79.4% | -4.6 pp |
| 1997 | 2,558 | 80.6% | -3.4 pp |
| 1998 | 2,245 | 81.7% | -2.3 pp |
| 1999 | 3,488 | 80.5% | -3.5 pp |
| 2000 | 1,275 | 82.4% | -1.6 pp |
| 2001 | 2,274 | 86.3% | +2.3 pp |
| 2002 | 2,746 | 82.3% | -1.7 pp |
| 2003 | 2,568 | 82.8% | -1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 617 | 89.5% | +5.5 pp |
| 2013 | 2,244 | 91.5% | +7.5 pp |
| 2014 | 1,338 | 90.8% | +6.8 pp |
| 2015 | 913 | 91.5% | +7.5 pp |
| 2016 | 598 | 93.3% | +9.3 pp |
| 2017 | 382 | 92.1% | +8.1 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 Trophy years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 registered examples pass first time less often than the Triumph Trophy overall (84.0%); the 1996 cohort is lowest at 79.4% from 3,513 tests.
- Which Trophy year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1966, at 96.4% of 83 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
- How much does the Trophy pass rate vary by year?
- 17.0 percentage points between the highest (1966, 96.4%) and lowest (1996, 79.4%) 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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