Fantic Motor CA50 Rally vs Royal Enfield Himalayan

The Fantic Motor CA50 Rally passes its MOT first time more often than the Royal Enfield Himalayan: 90.2% vs 90.0%, a 0.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Fantic Motor CA50 Rally	Royal Enfield Himalayan
First-time pass rate	90.2%	90.0%
Outright fail rate	5.5%	5.0%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+0.7 pts	+1.5 pts
Engine size	449cc	411cc
Median miles at test	3,354	6,278
MOT tests analysed	163	5,785
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	lamps and reflectors

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	Fantic Motor CA50 Rally	Royal Enfield Himalayan
2023	86.7%	90.8%
2024	92.6%	88.5%
2025	89.3%	89.4%

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

FANTIC MOTOR CA50 RALLY 90.2% pass · 163 tests ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 90.0% pass · 5,785 tests

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