BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Head-to-head · 2005–2025

Royal Enfield Crusader Sports vs Yamaha WR250F

The Royal Enfield Crusader Sports passes its MOT first time more often than the Yamaha WR250F — 88.3% vs 78.0%, a 10.3-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025
Metric Royal Enfield Crusader Sports Yamaha WR250F
First-time pass rate 88.3% 78.0%
Outright fail rate 4.5% 12.8%
Median miles at test 17,607 3,018
MOT tests analysed 223 10,465
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.

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