Triumph SPEED TRIPLE 1050CCM problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
7 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
9,531 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 to 2011 model years. Data updated: . 7 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Fuel/Propulsion System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 7 complaints (42.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Fuel system concerns
4
57.1%
Braking behavior
2
28.6%
Electrical and battery issues
1
14.3%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Fuel/Propulsion System
3
Electrical System
1
Fuel System, Gasoline
1
Service Brakes
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Fuel/Propulsion System
3
Electrical System
1
Fuel System, Gasoline
1
Service Brakes
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
Fuel/Propulsion System: 3; Electrical System: 1; Fuel System, Gasoline: 1; Service Brakes: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
6
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
6
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 6; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (6). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
Fuel/Propulsion System leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 4 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
NYLON-6 USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK OF THE MOTORCYCLE CAUSES THE FUEL TANK TO SWELL AND DEFORM OVER TIME. THIS SWELLING HAS CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO NO LONGER MOUNT CORRECTLY AND SECURELY TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE TANK COULD MORE EASILY BE SEPARATED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME, LEADING TO A FIRE AND AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURIES OR DEATH OF THE RIDER, AS WELL AS POSING AN INCREASED RISK TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND BYSTANDERS.
THE NYLON/PLASTIC FUEL TANK HAS STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF WARPING AND DEFORMATION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HIGHLY SPECULATED TO BE CAUSED BY PHASE SEPARATION/E10 FUEL RELATED CAUSES WHICH ATTRACT ENVIRONMENTAL MOISTURE INTO THE FUEL AND TANK AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE DEFORMATION. 2008+ VERSIONS OF THE TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE NOW COME EQUIPPED WITH A METAL FUEL TANK WITH WHICH THIS IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY THAT DOESN'T HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE HAND BRAKE CONTROL ON THE MOTORCYCLE IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE HANDLE BAR. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO BLED THE BRAKES AND ADJUSTED THE CALIPERS HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MOTORCYCLE IS A 2006 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE S-3. *AK UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 105CCM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY EMAIL AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 00840677. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
7 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
100.0%Usable mileage7 / 7 records
100.0%Valid incident date7 / 7 records
100.0%Valid filing date7 / 7 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates7 / 7 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2005
2006
2007
2011
Fuel/Propulsion System
150.0%ODI 11129794 · 9,531 mi
NYLON-6 USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK OF THE MOTORCYCLE CAUSES THE FUEL TANK TO SWELL AND DEFORM OVER TIME. THIS SWELLING HAS CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO NO LONGER MOUNT CORRECTLY AND SECURELY TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE TANK COULD MORE EASILY BE SEPARATED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME, LEADING TO A FIRE AND AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURIES OR DEATH OF THE RIDER, AS WELL AS POSING AN INCREASED RISK TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND BYSTANDERS.
THE NYLON/PLASTIC FUEL TANK HAS STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF WARPING AND DEFORMATION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HIGHLY SPECULATED TO BE CAUSED BY PHASE SEPARATION/E10 FUEL RELATED CAUSES WHICH ATTRACT ENVIRONMENTAL MOISTURE INTO THE FUEL AND TANK AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE DEFORMATION. 2008+ VERSIONS OF THE TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE NOW COME EQUIPPED WITH A METAL FUEL TANK WITH WHICH THIS IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY THAT DOESN'T HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING. *TR
FUEL TANK SHOWING SIGNS OF EXPANSION. BUBBLES VISIBLE, AND IT HAS GROWN IN SIZE TO THE POINT WHERE THE BOLT HOLES DO NOT LINE UP. NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENTS OR MISUSE OF THE VEHICLE, STORED INDOORS AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT. POTENTIAL EXPLOSION OR BURST HAZARD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 105CCM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY EMAIL AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 00840677. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE HAND BRAKE CONTROL ON THE MOTORCYCLE IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE HANDLE BAR. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO BLED THE BRAKES AND ADJUSTED THE CALIPERS HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MOTORCYCLE IS A 2006 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE S-3. *AK UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Fuel/Propulsion System
Too few reports for a range
9,531 mi
3 (sparse)
ODI 11129794 · 9,531 mi
NYLON-6 USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK OF THE MOTORCYCLE CAUSES THE FUEL TANK TO SWELL AND DEFORM OVER TIME. THIS SWELLING HAS CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO NO LONGER MOUNT CORRECTLY AND SECURELY TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE TANK COULD MORE EASILY BE SEPARATED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME, LEADING TO A FIRE AND AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURIES OR DEATH OF THE RIDER, AS WELL AS POSING AN INCREASED RISK TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND BYSTANDERS.
THE NYLON/PLASTIC FUEL TANK HAS STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF WARPING AND DEFORMATION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HIGHLY SPECULATED TO BE CAUSED BY PHASE SEPARATION/E10 FUEL RELATED CAUSES WHICH ATTRACT ENVIRONMENTAL MOISTURE INTO THE FUEL AND TANK AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE DEFORMATION. 2008+ VERSIONS OF THE TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE NOW COME EQUIPPED WITH A METAL FUEL TANK WITH WHICH THIS IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY THAT DOESN'T HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING. *TR
FUEL TANK SHOWING SIGNS OF EXPANSION. BUBBLES VISIBLE, AND IT HAS GROWN IN SIZE TO THE POINT WHERE THE BOLT HOLES DO NOT LINE UP. NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENTS OR MISUSE OF THE VEHICLE, STORED INDOORS AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT. POTENTIAL EXPLOSION OR BURST HAZARD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 105CCM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY EMAIL AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 00840677. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE HAND BRAKE CONTROL ON THE MOTORCYCLE IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE HANDLE BAR. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO BLED THE BRAKES AND ADJUSTED THE CALIPERS HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MOTORCYCLE IS A 2006 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE S-3. *AK UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2007: 0 complaints · 2011: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2007
0
0
0
2011
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2007
2
0
0
2011
1
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Fuel/Propulsion System
Electrical System
Fuel System, Gasoline
Service Brakes
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Fuel/Propulsion System
—
0
0
0
0
Electrical System
0
—
0
0
0
Fuel System, Gasoline
0
0
—
0
0
Service Brakes
0
0
0
—
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
0
0
0
0
—
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Brake response concerns
1 mentions · 14.3% of complaints
Median mileage: 13,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 11182320 · 13,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 105CCM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY EMAIL AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 00840677. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.