What year Triumph Legend is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1999 Triumph Legend has the highest pass rate at 89.4%, out of 412 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Triumph Legend MOT failures?

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

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Triumph Legend — Reliability by Year

1,003 vehicles · MOT data 1998–2001 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Triumph Legend 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

1999

89.4% pass rate · 412 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

2000

88.6% pass rate · 212 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2001	89.1%	14,815 mi	191
2000	88.6%	14,012 mi	212
1999	89.4%	14,608 mi	412
1998	89.2%	14,360 mi	188

Which year Triumph Legend is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 14,012 miles (newest year) to 14,815 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 Legend.

See the buying guide →

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