Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Royal Enfield Bullet: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Bullet years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.9% average, from 5,229 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 1954 (97.4% of 78 tests). Lowest: 1987 (75.9% of 58). Years more than two points below the model average: 1987, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (87.9%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 78 | 97.4% | +9.5 pp |
| 1955 | 90 | 94.4% | +6.5 pp |
| 1957 | 62 | 90.3% | +2.4 pp |
| 1959 | 109 | 91.7% | +3.8 pp |
| 1960 | 166 | 93.4% | +5.5 pp |
| 1961 | 136 | 96.3% | +8.4 pp |
| 1962 | 79 | 91.1% | +3.2 pp |
| 1965 | 53 | 88.7% | +0.8 pp |
| 1971 | 94 | 88.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 58 | 75.9% | -12.0 pp |
| 1988 | 70 | 78.6% | -9.3 pp |
| 1989 | 86 | 88.4% | +0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 146 | 87.0% | -0.9 pp |
| 1991 | 295 | 88.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 471 | 88.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 415 | 86.0% | -1.9 pp |
| 1996 | 57 | 87.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 71 | 88.7% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 53 | 83.0% | -4.9 pp |
| 1999 | 182 | 81.9% | -6.0 pp |
| 2000 | 97 | 84.5% | -3.4 pp |
| 2002 | 84 | 84.5% | -3.4 pp |
| 2003 | 362 | 88.7% | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 90 | 90.0% | +2.1 pp |
| 2005 | 275 | 89.5% | +1.6 pp |
| 2006 | 104 | 85.6% | -2.3 pp |
| 2007 | 52 | 86.5% | -1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 136 | 83.8% | -4.1 pp |
| 2014 | 77 | 94.8% | +6.9 pp |
| 2015 | 144 | 88.9% | +1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 105 | 93.3% | +5.4 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 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1987, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Royal Enfield Bullet overall (87.9%); the 1987 cohort is lowest at 75.9% from 58 tests.
- Which Bullet year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 1954, at 97.4% of 78 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 2004, 2014, 2016.
- How much does the Bullet pass rate vary by year?
- 21.5 percentage points between the highest (1954, 97.4%) and lowest (1987, 75.9%) 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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