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Triumph Tr7 — Reliability by Year

3,121 vehicles · MOT data 1980–1982 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Triumph Tr7 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
1982
73.2% pass rate · 774 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1981
68.8% pass rate · 767 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1982
73.2%
44,091 mi 774
1981
68.8%
55,002 mi 767
1980
68.9%
51,445 mi 1,580

Which year Triumph Tr7 is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 44,091 miles (newest year) to 55,002 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 Tr7.

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