Triumph Pi MOT reliability

Triumph Pis passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 4 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 4 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

4

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1968 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 61,522 (most between 61,517 and 61,526).

2006: 0% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 50% → 2012: 0% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (50.0%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (50.0%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (50.0%)

Where 1968 Pis fail

Brakes

50.0%

Suspension & axles

50.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.