BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ ENFIELD/BULLET 350T
Model report · 2005–2025

ENFIELD BULLET 350T

346cc Petrol Class 2
#618 of 5426 overall #1 of 6 ENFIELDs #376 of 2787 other bikes
91.3%
first-time pass rate
3.5%
failed outright
5,178
median miles at test
481
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2011–2017

The BULLET 350T's first-time pass rate has fallen 1.4 points since 2011, 94.9% to 93.5%.

81%90%100%2011: 94.9% pass (39 tests)2012: 95.1% pass (41 tests)2013: 92.1% pass (38 tests)2014: 84.6% pass (39 tests)2015: 97.1% pass (34 tests)2016: 100.0% pass (32 tests)2017: 93.5% pass (31 tests)20112017

What fails on a BULLET 350T

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
10 23.3
lamps and reflectors
7 16.3
fuel and exhaust
6 14
tyres
5 11.6
tyres and wheels
4 9.3
drive system
3 7
steering and suspension
3 7
brakes
2 4.7
Identification of the vehicle
2 4.7
reg plates and vin
1 2.3

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the BULLET 350T beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (SUZUKI AN400, SUZUKI DR-Z400S, YAMAHA RD350).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the BULLET 350T.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2006 (97.8% pass). Weakest: 2007 (93.4%).

93%96%99%2006: 97.8% pass (92 tests)2007: 93.4% pass (91 tests)2008: 93.7% pass (111 tests)200620072008

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.