Pass rate
81.7%
Around average — 7.7 pts ahead of the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 60 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £38–£117
2009 Trigano motorhome MOT pass rate
- 2009
- Motorhome
- 3 trims combined
- typical 50,313 mi
Only 60 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Brakes
26.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2008 90.4% pass
- Avoid 2004 61.4% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 29 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 78.0%
- Typical mileage
- 50k mi
The 2009 Trigano motorhome MOT pass rate is 81.7% of its MOT tests — 7.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.7% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.6× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 20.0% of everything recorded on the 2009 Trigano Motorhome, against 12.2% nationally — 7.8 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 26.7%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these motorhomes have been driven, the expected pass rate is 74.0% and this one manages 81.7% — 7.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 15% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Trigano motorhome first registered in 2009 is combined here — 3 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2009 Trigano motorhome compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 7.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 78.0%. The median 2009 Trigano motorhome in this dataset had covered 50,313 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn", noted on 5.00% of tests.
- 60 recorded tests behind this page.
- 81.7% overall pass rate, 78.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Trigano motorhome, the average is 77.4% — best year 2008 (90.4%), worst 2004 (61.4%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 60
- Typical mileage (median)
- 50,313 mi
- Make and model
- Trigano Motorhome
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Suspension Component
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Motorhome MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2009 Motorhome
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2009 Motorhome
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 5.0% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 1.7% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 1.7% of tests
“on or after 01/07/2008 emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified…”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2009 Motorhome through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £38–£117 — and 15% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £38–£117
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: on or after 01/07/2008 emissions test not…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 15%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 60 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Motorhome, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2004 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 61.4% to 90.4% — a spread of 29 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2004 61.4% component mounting prescribed…
- 2005 70.3% component mounting prescribed…
- 2006 78.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2007 85.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2008 90.4% electrical wiring slightly…
- 2009 81.7%pins and bushes pin or bush…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2009 Trigano Motorhome with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2009 motorhomes with a similar record
- Ci Motorhome Motorhome 82.6%
- Volkswagen California 80.5%
- Volkswagen Motorhome 79.4%
- Fiat Motorhome 86.5%
- Ford Motorhome 86.7%
- Suzuki Motorhome 71.2%
Closest pass rates among 2009 motorhomes with at least 150 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best motorhomes and worst motorhomes for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2009 Trigano Motorhome 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 45 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 12 | 26.70% | 20.89% | +5.81 |
| Suspension | 9 | 20.00% | 20.98% | −0.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9 | 20.00% | 12.21% | +7.79 |
| Tyres | 6 | 13.30% | 19.76% | −6.46 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 4.40% | 5.57% | −1.17 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2 | 4.40% | 5.52% | −1.12 |
| Visibility | 2 | 4.40% | 4.97% | −0.57 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 2.20% | 4.18% | −1.98 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 2.20% | 0.82% | +1.38 |
| Speedometer and speed limiter | 1 | 2.20% | 0.00% | +2.20 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.0% | £40–150 |
| Service brake performance excessively fluctuating Brakes | Major | 3.3% | £60–150 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.7% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.7% | £5–25 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.7% | £3–12 |
| Not functioning as intended Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 1.7% | £40–120 |
| Obviously under inflated Tyres | Minor | 1.7% | £45–95 |
| On or after 01/07/2008 emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified… Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.7% | £60–250 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £45–110 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.0% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 6.7% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 3.3% | £45–110 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 3.3% | £180–450 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.3% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 3.3% | £5–25 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 5 | 80.0% | 25,885 mi |
| 30-60k | 35 | 82.9% | 43,618 mi |
| 60-90k | 14 | 71.4% | 65,356 mi |
| 90-120k | 6 | 100.0% | 104,561 mi |
Source: 60 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2009 Motorhome MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Trigano motorhome?
81.7% of the 60 2009 Trigano motorhome tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 78.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Trigano motorhome?
The three most recorded items are pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (5.00%), service brake performance excessively fluctuating (3.33%), headlamp aim too high (1.67%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Trigano motorhome MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Trigano motorhome in this dataset had covered 50,313 mi.