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Triumph Bonneville 865 — Reliability by Year

753 vehicles · MOT data 2009–2012 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Triumph Bonneville 865 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2009
92.2% pass rate · 183 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2012
90.7% pass rate · 170 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2012
90.7%
8,371 mi 170
2011
91.5%
9,397 mi 206
2010
91.4%
8,183 mi 194
2009
92.2%
9,903 mi 183

Which year Triumph Bonneville 865 is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 8,183 miles (newest year) to 9,903 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 Bonneville 865.

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