What year Triumph Acclaim Hls is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1984 Triumph Acclaim Hls has the highest pass rate at 71.5%, out of 3,319 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Triumph Acclaim Hls MOT failures?

The most common Triumph Acclaim Hls MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Triumph Acclaim Hls — Reliability by Year

31,650 vehicles · MOT data 1981–1984 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Triumph Acclaim Hls was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

1984

71.5% pass rate · 3,319 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1981

64.8% pass rate · 2,886 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
1984	71.5%	48,026 mi	3,319
1983	70.0%	69,769 mi	10,707
1982	70.6%	65,011 mi	14,738
1981	64.8%	29,597 mi	2,886

Which year Triumph Acclaim Hls is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 29,597 miles (newest year) to 69,769 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Triumph Acclaim Hls.

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