MV Agusta Turismo vs Triumph Sprint

The MV Agusta Turismo passes its MOT first time more often than the Triumph Sprint: 89.0% vs 85.6%, a 3.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	MV Agusta Turismo	Triumph Sprint
First-time pass rate	89.0%	85.6%
Outright fail rate	7.5%	8.8%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+1.7 pts	+1.8 pts
Engine size	798cc	955cc
Rank among all models	#1269 of 5428	#2333 of 5428
Median miles at test	9,977	20,615
MOT tests analysed	464	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	MV Agusta Turismo	Triumph Sprint
2019	90.8%	86.1%
2020	86.2%	86.4%
2021	90.7%	86.7%
2022	88.3%	85.9%
2023	87.9%	86.4%
2024	93.6%	86.8%
2025	88.2%	86.8%

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	MV Agusta Turismo	Triumph Sprint
0k-10k miles	89.6%	90.9%
10k-20k miles	87.9%	87.5%
20k-30k miles	90.6%	85.0%

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

MV AGUSTA TURISMO 89.0% pass · 464 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.