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Triumph Tiger — Reliability by Year

22,642 vehicles · MOT data 1994–2020 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Triumph Tiger 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
2019
95.0% pass rate · 1,781 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1994
83.3% pass rate · 120 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2020
94.5%
8,797 mi 711
2019
95.0%
9,609 mi 1,781
2018
95.0%
11,359 mi 2,097
2017
94.8%
12,500 mi 2,090
2016
93.7%
14,154 mi 2,058
2015
93.4%
14,531 mi 2,498
2014
93.1%
15,342 mi 2,396
2013
92.8%
16,723 mi 2,335
2012
92.3%
17,017 mi 1,056
2011
93.2%
16,933 mi 575
2010
90.0%
17,806 mi 240
2009
89.9%
18,461 mi 301
2008
89.7%
19,181 mi 305
2007
89.0%
21,175 mi 644
2006
87.9%
22,080 mi 337
2005
87.1%
22,679 mi 489
2004
87.6%
24,216 mi 442
2003
88.2%
24,796 mi 343
2002
86.9%
25,833 mi 250
2001
87.9%
25,610 mi 364
2000
86.4%
24,346 mi 240
1999
85.1%
27,967 mi 367
1998
84.2%
27,235 mi 180
1997
83.8%
27,144 mi 137
1996
85.4%
31,511 mi 157
1995
85.2%
35,765 mi 129
1994
83.3%
36,455 mi 120

Which year Triumph Tiger is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 8,797 miles (newest year) to 36,455 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 Tiger.

See the buying guide →

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