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Triumph Bonneville common MOT failures and failure rate

What a Triumph Bonneville fails its MOT on most often, from real DVSA test data, and the part that resolves each item.

Based on 2,366 MOT tests in a recent DVSA sample.

What it fails on, and the fix

Brakes18.5% of failures
Lamps & electrical12.0% of failures
Tyres8.5% of failures
Other5.5% of failures
Usually bodywork or inspection, not a single bolt-on part.
Registration plate4.5% of failures
Exhaust & emissions3.5% of failures

About 8.5% of MOT tests recorded on the Triumph Bonneville in this DVSA sample end in a failure. The pattern is consistent: the same handful of items account for most of them.

Its most common failure is brakes, which makes up 18.5% of the Triumph Bonneville's failures, followed by brakes, lamps & electrical, tyres, other. Each item below links to the part that resolves it. Confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying, and have safety-critical work done by a competent mechanic.

Other models

Triumph Tiger MOT failures9.5% failure rateTriumph Sprint MOT failures12.4% failure rateTriumph Speed Triple MOT failures12.6% failure rateFord Fiesta MOT failures22.8% failure rate

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain