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Model report · 2005–2025

ROYAL ENFIELD CRUSADER SPORTS

250cc Petrol Class 2
#1505 of 5428 overall #27 of 37 ROYAL ENFIELDs #916 of 2788 other bikes
88.3%
first-time pass rate
4.5%
failed outright
17,607
median miles at test
223
MOT tests, 2005–2025

The pass rate is the MOT first-time pass: a roadworthiness check of the items an MOT covers (brakes, lights, tyres, steering, structure, emissions), not a full mechanical inspection of engine or gearbox internals. It is a reliability signal, not a complete measure of mechanical reliability. What this measures.

Pass rate by mileage

how the CRUSADER SPORTS's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage CRUSADER SPORTS passes first time 91.4% of the time; by 20k that's 80.0%.

77%88%100%0k: 91.4% pass (81 tests)10k: 97.1% pass (34 tests)20k: 80.0% pass (40 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a CRUSADER SPORTS

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
7 38.9
steering and suspension
3 16.7
tyres and wheels
3 16.7
drive system
2 11.1
driving controls
1 5.6
brakes
1 5.6
audible warning (Horn)
1 5.6

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 CRUSADER SPORTS beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (YAMAHA YP250, YAMAHA WR250F, HONDA XR250).

YAMAHA YP250 82.5% pass · 12.4k tests Compare head-to-head →
YAMAHA WR250F 78.0% pass · 10.5k tests Compare head-to-head →
HONDA XR250 78.8% pass · 9,277 tests Compare head-to-head →
HONDA CBF250 84.9% pass · 7,536 tests Compare head-to-head →

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 CRUSADER SPORTS.

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ROYAL ENFIELD BULLET 500 88.2% pass · 25.7k tests
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ROYAL ENFIELD BULLET 350 89.6% pass · 7,044 tests
ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 90.0% pass · 5,785 tests
ROYAL ENFIELD BULLT 89.8% pass · 5,661 tests
ROYAL ENFIELD BULLET 87.9% pass · 5,229 tests

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Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1961 (90.6% pass). Weakest: 1960 (90.1%).

89%90%91%1960: 90.1% pass (71 tests)1961: 90.6% pass (53 tests)19601961

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.

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