BMW K75RT vs Triumph Sprint

The Triumph Sprint passes its MOT first time more often than the BMW K75RT: 85.6% vs 84.2%, a 1.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	BMW K75RT	Triumph Sprint
First-time pass rate	84.2%	85.6%
Outright fail rate	11.5%	8.8%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+4.8 pts	+1.8 pts
Engine size	750cc	955cc
Rank among all models	#2690 of 5428	#2333 of 5428
Median miles at test	53,392	20,615
MOT tests analysed	374	132,827
Most common failure	brakes	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 K75RT	Triumph Sprint
2006	90.7%	87.0%
2007	78.3%	85.9%
2008	83.8%	84.8%
2009	93.9%	84.1%

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

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	BMW K75RT	Triumph Sprint
30k-40k miles	90.0%	82.1%
40k-50k miles	93.0%	80.3%
50k-60k miles	78.2%	79.3%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

BMW K75RT 84.2% pass · 374 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.