Triumph Spitfire
Across 12 model years (1968–1979), the Triumph Spitfire has 14 NHTSA recall campaigns and 0 complaints on file.
No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.
Within Triumph, this line ranks 28 of 46 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Triumph Spitfire | 2 | 0 | — | 21,059 |
| 1969 Triumph Spitfire | 4 | 0 | — | 134,847 |
| 1970 Triumph Spitfire | 2 | 0 | — | 128,509 |
| 1971 Triumph Spitfire | 3 | 0 | — | 171,247 |
| 1972 Triumph Spitfire | 5 | 0 | — | 171,413 |
| 1973 Triumph Spitfire | 3 | 0 | — | 171,247 |
| 1974 Triumph Spitfire | 2 | 0 | — | 144,561 |
| 1975 Triumph Spitfire NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 36,611 |
| 1976 Triumph Spitfire | 2 | 0 | — | 54,411 |
| 1977 Triumph Spitfire NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 17,800 |
| 1978 Triumph Spitfire | 3 | 0 | — | 19,320 |
| 1979 Triumph Spitfire | 3 | 0 | — | 8,941 |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Triumph Spitfire complaints (0 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Triumph model lines
- Rocket III 7 recalls · 33 complaints
- Sprint ST 17 recalls · 21 complaints
- Speed Triple 22 recalls · 14 complaints
- Daytona 675 11 recalls · 12 complaints
- TT600 8 recalls · 12 complaints
- Bonneville T100 9 recalls · 9 complaints
- Tiger 14 recalls · 8 complaints
- Rocket III Classic 6 recalls · 8 complaints
- Tiger 800 XC 6 recalls · 8 complaints
- Tiger 800 9 recalls · 7 complaints
- Rocket III Touring 3 recalls · 7 complaints
- Sprint RS 10 recalls · 6 complaints
- Sprint GT 5 recalls · 5 complaints
- Thruxton 10 recalls · 4 complaints
- Daytona 600 3 recalls · 4 complaints
- Street Triple 13 recalls · 3 complaints
- Speedmaster 8 recalls · 3 complaints
- Trophy 7 recalls · 3 complaints
- Explorer 6 recalls · 3 complaints
- TR6 26 recalls · 2 complaints
- Speed Four 4 recalls · 2 complaints
- TR7 18 recalls · 1 complaints
- Sprint ST 1050 12 recalls · 1 complaints
- Bonneville T120 Black 10 recalls · 1 complaints
- Street Twin 8 recalls · 1 complaints
- Street Cup 4 recalls · 1 complaints
- Trophy SE 3 recalls · 1 complaints
- Spitfire 31 recalls · 0 complaints
- GT6 29 recalls · 0 complaints
- Speed Triple RS 9 recalls · 0 complaints
- Bonneville T120 7 recalls · 0 complaints
- Rocket 3 GT 7 recalls · 0 complaints
- Rocket 3 R 7 recalls · 0 complaints
- TR250 7 recalls · 0 complaints
- Speed Triple RR 6 recalls · 0 complaints
- Speed Twin 900 5 recalls · 0 complaints
- Street Scrambler 5 recalls · 0 complaints
- Redundant Trident 660 4 recalls · 0 complaints
- Scrambler 900 4 recalls · 0 complaints
- Sprint ST ABS 4 recalls · 0 complaints
- Tiger Sport 660 4 recalls · 0 complaints
- Speed Twin 3 recalls · 0 complaints
- Rocket 3 TFC 2 recalls · 0 complaints
- Stag 2 recalls · 0 complaints
- Street Scrambler Sandstor 2 recalls · 0 complaints
- Street Twin Goldline 2 recalls · 0 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Triumph Spitfire model years have the most recalls?
1972 (5), 1969 (4), 1971 (3). Across model years 1968–1979 there are 14 distinct campaigns.
Which Triumph Spitfire model year has the most complaints?
No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.
What do owners of the Triumph Spitfire complain about?
No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.