Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V vs Triumph Sprint

The Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V passes its MOT first time more often than the Triumph Sprint: 91.4% vs 85.6%, a 5.8-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V	Triumph Sprint
First-time pass rate	91.4%	85.6%
Outright fail rate	5.1%	8.8%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+6.5 pts	+1.8 pts
Engine size	1,151cc	955cc
Rank among all models	#588 of 5428	#2333 of 5428
Median miles at test	16,720	20,615
MOT tests analysed	396	132,827
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	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	Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V	Triumph Sprint
2016	94.1%	85.6%
2017	95.5%	85.5%
2018	94.3%	86.2%
2019	96.8%	86.1%
2020	82.4%	86.4%
2021	87.5%	86.7%
2022	91.2%	85.9%
2023	80.6%	86.4%

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	Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 GT 8V	Triumph Sprint
0k-10k miles	95.8%	90.9%
10k-20k miles	89.9%	87.5%
20k-30k miles	93.5%	85.0%
30k-40k miles	94.3%	82.1%

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

MOTO GUZZI NORGE 1200 GT 8V 91.4% pass · 396 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.