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MOT reliability

Triumph Tr 5

14 vehicles · 124 completed MOT tests analysed
81%
MOT pass rate

Based on 14 Triumph Tr 5 vehicles and 124 completed MOT tests, the Triumph Tr 5 has an overall 81% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 34,923 miles.

14
Vehicles
124
MOT tests
1,167
Avg miles / year
0.9
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Triumph Tr 5 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Triumph Tr 5 MOT tests:

  • Other104%
  • Steering12%
  • Emissions & nuisance7%
  • Brakes6%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%
  • Lamps & electrical2%

Triumph Tr 5 pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
61100%
71100%
81100%
91100%
10250%
11250%
121100%
131100%
141100%
15250%
16250%
17250%
181100%
19250%
201100%

Fuel types: Petrol (14)

Most common Triumph Tr 5 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Triumph Tr 5 MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak (5 times)
  2. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (5 times)
  3. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (4 times)
  4. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (4 times)
  5. All under body and chassis heavily undersealed. (2 times)
  6. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) (2 times)
  7. Screen scratched (2 times)
  8. rear brake application uneven (3.7.B.2) (2 times)
  9. Brake hoses all round old and perishing (2 times)
  10. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (2 times)
  11. Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
  12. Offside Seat belt stitching slightly frayed (5.2.2b) (2 times)
  13. Steering rack rubbers slight play (2 times)
  14. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b) (2 times)
  15. Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (2 times)

Triumph Tr 5 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2000 1 27 74% 99,272
1983 2 9 67% 20,122
1972 1 10 80%
1971 1 10 90% 23,689
1969 1 16 100% 22,871
1968 6 41 73% 42,617
1957 1 6 100% 10,539
1955 1 5 100% 1,687

Triumph Tr 5 reliability FAQ

Across 14 Triumph Tr 5 vehicles in our MOT data, 81% pass the MOT (a 19% failure rate), with about 0.9 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Triumph Tr 5 MOT issues are: Oil leak; Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c); Horn not working (1.6.2a).

The typical Triumph Tr 5 in our data has covered around 34,923 miles.

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