Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer vs Ducati Multistrada

The Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer passes its MOT first time more often than the Ducati Multistrada: 92.2% vs 89.9%, a 2.3-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer	Ducati Multistrada
First-time pass rate	92.2%	89.9%
Outright fail rate	2.2%	5.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+4.6 pts	+3.8 pts
Engine size	1,160cc	1,198cc
Median miles at test	8,032	13,468
MOT tests analysed	179	24,822
Most common failure	tyres	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 mileage

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

Mileage	Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer	Ducati Multistrada
0k-10k miles	92.8%	91.7%
10k-20k miles	93.9%	89.6%

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

TRIUMPH TIGER 1200 RALLY EXPLORER 92.2% pass · 179 tests DUCATI MULTISTRADA 89.9% pass · 24.8k tests

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