Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Enfield Bullet 500: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Bullet 500 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.2% average, from 4,811 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1997 (94.3% of 53 tests). Lowest: 1991 (67.3% of 52). Years more than two points below the model average: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2007.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (87.2%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51 | 80.4% | -6.8 pp |
| 1991 | 52 | 67.3% | -19.9 pp |
| 1992 | 77 | 81.8% | -5.4 pp |
| 1993 | 96 | 93.8% | +6.6 pp |
| 1994 | 68 | 91.2% | +4.0 pp |
| 1995 | 109 | 76.1% | -11.1 pp |
| 1996 | 60 | 76.7% | -10.5 pp |
| 1997 | 53 | 94.3% | +7.1 pp |
| 1999 | 64 | 81.3% | -5.9 pp |
| 2000 | 127 | 79.5% | -7.7 pp |
| 2001 | 394 | 89.1% | +1.9 pp |
| 2002 | 608 | 88.0% | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 426 | 86.4% | -0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 392 | 89.3% | +2.1 pp |
| 2005 | 513 | 87.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 470 | 89.1% | +1.9 pp |
| 2007 | 353 | 84.4% | -2.8 pp |
| 2008 | 480 | 90.4% | +3.2 pp |
| 2009 | 134 | 85.8% | -1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 117 | 93.2% | +6.0 pp |
Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.
Pass rate over time
Questions
- Which Bullet 500 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2007 registered examples pass first time less often than the Enfield Bullet 500 overall (87.2%); the 1991 cohort is lowest at 67.3% from 52 tests.
- Which Bullet 500 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1997, at 94.3% of 53 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1993, 1994, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2010.
- How much does the Bullet 500 pass rate vary by year?
- 27.0 percentage points between the highest (1997, 94.3%) and lowest (1991, 67.3%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.
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