BMW K1100LTIC vs Triumph Sprint

The Triumph Sprint passes its MOT first time more often than the BMW K1100LTIC: 85.6% vs 80.5%, a 5.1-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	BMW K1100LTIC	Triumph Sprint
First-time pass rate	80.5%	85.6%
Outright fail rate	16.4%	8.8%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+1.4 pts	+1.8 pts
Engine size	1,092cc	955cc
Rank among all models	#3478 of 5428	#2333 of 5428
Median miles at test	60,958	20,615
MOT tests analysed	298	132,827
Most common failure	steering and suspension	brakes

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	BMW K1100LTIC	Triumph Sprint
2006	85.2%	87.0%
2007	75.5%	85.9%
2008	69.4%	84.8%
2009	75.8%	84.1%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

BMW K1100LTIC 80.5% pass · 298 tests TRIUMPH SPRINT 85.6% pass · 133k tests

See each bike's full report (trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals) on its own page.