Royal Enfield Bullet Trials 500 vs Honda CRF450

The Royal Enfield Bullet Trials 500 passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda CRF450 — 91.4% vs 81.8%, a 9.6-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Royal Enfield Bullet Trials 500	Honda CRF450
First-time pass rate	91.4%	81.8%
Outright fail rate	2.9%	11.0%
Median miles at test	3,100	1,081
MOT tests analysed	524	11,846
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	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.

ROYAL ENFIELD BULLET TRIALS 500 91.4% pass · 524 tests HONDA CRF450 81.8% pass · 11.8k tests

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