Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 20 vs Honda VFR800 Fi

The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 20 passes its MOT first time more often than the Honda VFR800 Fi: 90.9% vs 86.7%, a 4.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 20	Honda VFR800 Fi
First-time pass rate	90.9%	86.7%
Outright fail rate	4.0%	8.5%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+1.2 pts	+4.5 pts
Engine size	648cc	781cc
Median miles at test	3,450	26,212
MOT tests analysed	198	89,421
Most common failure	brakes	brakes

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.

ROYAL ENFIELD CONTINENTAL GT 650 20 90.9% pass · 198 tests HONDA VFR800 FI 86.7% pass · 89.4k tests

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