# Triumph Tr MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Triumph Tr passes its MOT first time 81% of the time, from 279 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 81%
- MOT tests analysed: 279 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 50 (few mots) | 78% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 92 (few mots) | 78% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 65 (few mots) | 77% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 93% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 25 (few mots) | 84% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1966 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1963 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1962 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |

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