BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
League table/ Enfield Bullet/vs Kawasaki ZXR400
Head-to-head · 2005–2025

Enfield Bullet vs Kawasaki ZXR400

The Enfield Bullet passes its MOT first time more often than the Kawasaki ZXR400 — 88.8% vs 73.1%, a 15.7-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Enfield Bullet Kawasaki ZXR400
First-time pass rate 88.8% 73.1%
Outright fail rate 5.2% 18.9%
Median miles at test 7,051 23,651
MOT tests analysed 1,335 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.

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