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Triumph Thunderbird 1600 — Reliability by Year

464 vehicles · MOT data 2009–2011 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Triumph Thunderbird 1600 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
2011
92.8% pass rate · 127 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2009
90.0% pass rate · 178 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2011
92.8%
9,308 mi 127
2010
90.7%
11,145 mi 159
2009
90.0%
12,733 mi 178

Which year Triumph Thunderbird 1600 is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 9,308 miles (newest year) to 12,733 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 Thunderbird 1600.

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