MOT reliability
Triumph Tr3 a
9 vehicles · 44 completed MOT tests analysed
98%
MOT pass rate
Based on 9 Triumph Tr3 a vehicles and 44 completed MOT tests, the Triumph Tr3 a has an overall 98% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 40,073 miles.
9
Vehicles
44
MOT tests
1,190
Avg miles / year
0.4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Triumph Tr3 a problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Triumph Tr3 a MOT tests:
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Other119%
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Steering6%
Triumph Tr3 a pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 4 | 1 | 100% |
| 5 | 1 | 100% |
| 8 | 1 | 100% |
| 10 | 1 | 100% |
| 13 | 1 | 100% |
| 14 | 1 | 100% |
| 16 | 1 | 100% |
| 17 | 1 | 100% |
Fuel types: Petrol (9)
Most common Triumph Tr3 a MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Triumph Tr3 a MOT tests:
- front offside tyre edge worn (2 times)
- Ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt all and the top arm ball joints (2.2.C.1c) (1 times)
- Brake switch requires some ajustment (1 times)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (1 times)
- Offside Steering pivot point has slight play (2.2.B.1g) (1 times)
- tyres perished in tread pattern (1 times)
- front hubs slight play (1 times)
- front nearside tyre outer wall slightly perished/ small splits (1 times)
- front nearside tyre outer wall slightly perished /small splits (1 times)
- Nearside Front tyre outer walls perished /small splits (1 times)
- Offside Front Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (1 times)
- Nearside Inner Front Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (1 times)
- Suspension joint offside upper dust cover split/missing (1 times)
- Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) (1 times)
Triumph Tr3 a pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 74,486 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 | 88% | 97,085 |
| 1996 | 1 | 4 | 100% | 1,759 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 63,128 |
| 1960 | 3 | 21 | 100% | 6,287 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 6,399 |
| 1958 | 1 | 8 | 100% | 98,946 |
Triumph Tr3 a reliability FAQ
Across 9 Triumph Tr3 a vehicles in our MOT data,
98% pass the MOT (a 2% failure rate), with about
0.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Triumph Tr3 a MOT issues are:
front offside tyre edge worn; Ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt all and the top arm ball joints (2.2.C.1c); Brake switch requires some ajustment.
The typical Triumph Tr3 a in our data has covered around
40,073 miles.
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