League table/ROYAL ENFIELD
Make report · 2005–2025
ROYAL ENFIELD
89.5%
first-time pass rate
4.7%
failed outright
97.2k
MOT tests, 2005–2025
ROYAL ENFIELD at a glance
Most reliable model
GT
96.3% pass
Least reliable model
THUNDERBIRD
84.1% pass
Most tested model
BULLET 500
25.7k tests
Among ROYAL ENFIELD models with ≥ 100 tests.
What fails a ROYAL ENFIELD
failure defects across all ROYAL ENFIELD models · advisories excluded
lighting and signalling is ROYAL ENFIELD's most common failure — 1.3% of all ROYAL ENFIELD tests record one.
| Component group | Share of defects | % of tests | Worst offenders |
|---|---|---|---|
| lighting and signalling |
|
1.3 | see ranking |
| lamps and reflectors |
|
1.1 | see ranking |
| brakes |
|
1.1 | see ranking |
| steering and suspension |
|
0.5 | see ranking |
| structure and attachments |
|
0.4 | see ranking |
Top failure groups aggregated across every ROYAL ENFIELD model, 2005–2025. "% of tests" = share of the make's tests recording at least one defect in that group.
ROYAL ENFIELD models, ranked by test volume
51 models with ≥ 100 normal tests, 2005–2025
| Model | Pass rate | Pass % | Fail % | Median miles | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULLET 500 |
|
88.2 | 5.2 | 6,826 | 25,698 |
| INTERCEPTOR INT 650 |
|
91.0 | 3.8 | 4,308 | 7,364 |
| BULLET 350 |
|
89.6 | 5.3 | 6,094 | 7,044 |
| HIMALAYAN |
|
90.0 | 5.0 | 6,278 | 5,785 |
| BULLT |
|
89.8 | 4.5 | 4,308 | 5,661 |
| BULLET |
|
87.9 | 5.2 | 7,247 | 5,229 |
| BULLET CLASSIC EFI E4 |
|
89.9 | 4.7 | 3,494 | 3,550 |
| CONTINENTAL |
|
87.9 | 4.2 | 3,737 | 3,186 |
| METEOR 350 E5 |
|
94.1 | 2.3 | 3,125 | 2,561 |
| BULLET ELECTRA EFI |
|
87.8 | 6.1 | 5,159 | 2,015 |
| BULLET CLASSIC EFI |
|
86.5 | 5.8 | 4,918 | 1,720 |
| INTERCEPTOR INT 650 E5 |
|
92.0 | 4.0 | 3,562 | 1,694 |
| HIMALAYAN E5 |
|
88.3 | 6.0 | 4,780 | 1,149 |
| CONTINENTAL GT 650 |
|
88.2 | 5.0 | 3,981 | 1,121 |
| HIMALAYAN 20 |
|
92.7 | 3.6 | 5,106 | 976 |
| BULLET EFI E4 |
|
89.6 | 4.8 | 4,013 | 897 |
| CLASSIC 350 E5 |
|
94.6 | 2.0 | 2,539 | 811 |
| CRUSADER |
|
91.5 | 4.4 | 10,541 | 661 |
| BULLET EFI |
|
90.7 | 4.7 | 4,780 | 644 |
| BULLET ELECTRA CL EFI |
|
91.0 | 3.7 | 5,142 | 614 |
| CONTINENTAL GT |
|
89.9 | 3.8 | 3,820 | 557 |
| BULLET TRIALS 500 |
|
91.4 | 2.9 | 3,100 | 524 |
| CONTINENTAL GT 650 E5 |
|
89.4 | 5.3 | 2,939 | 471 |
| BULLIT |
|
89.5 | 3.4 | 10,160 | 466 |
| 350 |
|
91.6 | 4.0 | 7,788 | 428 |
| INTERCEPTOR INT 650 20 |
|
92.9 | 4.2 | 3,564 | 424 |
| CONSTELLATION |
|
89.8 | 3.1 | 19,251 | 413 |
| CONTINENTAL GT E4 |
|
91.5 | 4.4 | 2,630 | 389 |
| THUNDERBIRD |
|
84.1 | 6.4 | 3,398 | 377 |
| INTERCEPTOR |
|
93.6 | 3.6 | 7,792 | 359 |
| CLIPPER |
|
92.8 | 2.3 | 18,538 | 306 |
| BULLET CLASSIC EFI 20 |
|
87.2 | 5.9 | 2,666 | 304 |
| 500 |
|
86.8 | 5.6 | 7,127 | 287 |
| SCRAM 411 E5 |
|
89.7 | 3.4 | 4,061 | 262 |
| SPORTS 500 |
|
91.3 | 2.5 | 4,798 | 240 |
| CRUSADER SPORTS |
|
88.3 | 4.5 | 17,607 | 223 |
| CRUSADER SPORT |
|
94.8 | 1.9 | 17,091 | 210 |
| CONTINENTAL GT 650 20 |
|
90.9 | 4.0 | 3,450 | 198 |
| 350 BULLET |
|
87.0 | 6.2 | 4,596 | 193 |
| SUPER METEOR |
|
91.7 | 3.1 | 8,720 | 192 |
| METEOR MINOR |
|
90.1 | 4.2 | 21,955 | 191 |
| TURBO TWIN |
|
89.4 | 3.4 | 15,040 | 179 |
| 250 |
|
92.0 | 4.9 | 17,908 | 162 |
| 500 BULLET |
|
87.9 | 4.0 | 7,854 | 149 |
| METEOR |
|
86.9 | 3.6 | 3,661 | 137 |
| GT |
|
96.3 | 0.7 | 5,946 | 134 |
| BULLETT |
|
92.4 | 1.7 | 10,804 | 118 |
| MODEL G |
|
88.9 | 2.6 | 9,524 | 117 |
| G |
|
89.5 | 2.6 | 12,072 | 114 |
| ROYAL ENFIELD |
|
89.4 | 6.2 | 5,706 | 113 |
| INTERCEPTER |
|
89.2 | 2.0 | 13,974 | 102 |
Normal tests only. Median miles is odometer reading at test where recorded. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results, 2005–2025.
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