Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Royal Enfield Continental: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Continental years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.9% average, from 3,186 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2018 (93.8% of 65 tests). Lowest: 1963 (83.3% of 54). Years more than two points below the model average: 1963, 1966.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (87.9%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 54 | 83.3% | -4.6 pp |
| 1965 | 58 | 87.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 70 | 84.3% | -3.6 pp |
| 2013 | 212 | 87.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 913 | 88.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 955 | 87.1% | -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 617 | 86.7% | -1.2 pp |
| 2017 | 144 | 89.6% | +1.7 pp |
| 2018 | 65 | 93.8% | +5.9 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 Continental years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1963, 1966 registered examples pass first time less often than the Royal Enfield Continental overall (87.9%); the 1963 cohort is lowest at 83.3% from 54 tests.
- Which Continental year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2018, at 93.8% of 65 first tests (2005–2025).
- How much does the Continental pass rate vary by year?
- 10.5 percentage points between the highest (2018, 93.8%) and lowest (1963, 83.3%) 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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