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Triumph Trident — Reliability by Year

4,947 vehicles · MOT data 1991–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Triumph Trident 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
2021
95.0% pass rate · 1,301 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1994
83.7% pass rate · 243 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ — 397
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 3,321 mi 713
2022
94.5%
4,136 mi 896
2021
95.0%
4,763 mi 1,301
1998
84.9%
22,217 mi 202
1997
85.1%
24,364 mi 139
1996
85.8%
24,359 mi 114
1995
86.9%
25,964 mi 143
1994
83.7%
30,664 mi 243
1993
84.9%
30,751 mi 468
1992
84.0%
32,368 mi 230
1991
85.4%
34,563 mi 101

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Triumph Trident is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 4,136 miles (newest year) to 34,563 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 Trident.

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