Royal Enfield Sports 500 vs Kawasaki ZX-6R

The Royal Enfield Sports 500 passes its MOT first time more often than the Kawasaki ZX-6R — 91.3% vs 78.1%, a 13.2-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Royal Enfield Sports 500	Kawasaki ZX-6R
First-time pass rate	91.3%	78.1%
Outright fail rate	2.5%	14.0%
Median miles at test	4,798	19,446
MOT tests analysed	240	173,956
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.

ROYAL ENFIELD SPORTS 500 91.3% pass · 240 tests KAWASAKI ZX-6R 78.1% pass · 174k tests

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