Triumph Tiger 850 Sport vs Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin

The Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin passes its MOT first time more often than the Triumph Tiger 850 Sport: 95.3% vs 95.1%, a 0.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Triumph Tiger 850 Sport	Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin
First-time pass rate	95.1%	95.3%
Outright fail rate	2.3%	2.6%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+6.8 pts	+8.2 pts
Engine size	888cc	998cc
Rank among all models	#67 of 5428	#54 of 5428
Median miles at test	7,549	10,908
MOT tests analysed	473	21,673
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 mileage

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

Mileage	Triumph Tiger 850 Sport	Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin
0k-10k miles	96.5%	97.0%
10k-20k miles	92.4%	94.8%

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

TRIUMPH TIGER 850 SPORT 95.1% pass · 473 tests HONDA CRF1000L Africa Twin 95.3% pass · 21.7k tests

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