Triumph TR7 MOT reliability

Triumph TR7s passed their MOT first time 89% of the time across 19 tests in 2025. 1,477 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 19 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

89%

MOTs analysed

19

Still licensed (GB)

1,477

Body type

Convertible

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

1978 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 28,998 (most between 20,653 and 37,343).

2005: 80% → 2006: 60% → 2007: 58% → 2008: 67% → 2009: 67% → 2010: 83% → 2011: 44% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 88% → 2014: 86% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 67% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

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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.