Indian Motorcycle FTR R Carbon vs Triumph Thunderbird

The Indian Motorcycle FTR R Carbon passes its MOT first time more often than the Triumph Thunderbird: 93.0% vs 87.8%, a 5.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Indian Motorcycle FTR R Carbon	Triumph Thunderbird
First-time pass rate	93.0%	87.8%
Outright fail rate	0.0%	6.2%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+3.2 pts	+2.1 pts
Engine size	1,203cc	885cc
Median miles at test	3,622	13,106
MOT tests analysed	100	56,312
Most common failure	n/a	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.

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE FTR R CARBON 93.0% pass · 100 tests TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD 87.8% pass · 56.3k tests

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