Enfield Bullet 350T vs Kawasaki ZXR400

The Enfield Bullet 350T passes its MOT first time more often than the Kawasaki ZXR400: 91.3% vs 73.1%, a 18.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	Enfield Bullet 350T	Kawasaki ZXR400
First-time pass rate	91.3%	73.1%
Outright fail rate	3.5%	18.9%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+3.7 pts	-9.9 pts
Engine size	346cc	398cc
Rank among all models	#619 of 5428	#4490 of 5428
Median miles at test	5,178	23,651
MOT tests analysed	481	14,200
Most common failure	lighting and signalling	lighting and signalling

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	Enfield Bullet 350T	Kawasaki ZXR400
2011	94.9%	71.2%
2012	95.1%	69.5%
2013	92.1%	68.6%
2014	84.6%	70.6%
2015	97.1%	75.5%
2016	100.0%	75.6%
2017	93.5%	74.7%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Enfield Bullet 350T	Kawasaki ZXR400
0k-10k miles	93.2%	87.1%
10k-20k miles	88.9%	77.4%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

ENFIELD BULLET 350T 91.3% pass · 481 tests KAWASAKI ZXR400 73.1% pass · 14.2k tests

See each bike's full report (trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals) on its own page.