Royal Enfield MOT pass rates and common failures
Royal Enfield motorcycles pass the MOT 90.76% of the time across 15,344 tests. 3.9 points above the all-motorcycle average of 86.87%.
Pass rate
90.76%
13,926 of 15,344 passed
Models with a page
14
min. 200 tests each
Fixed at the station
4.63%
passed after an on-the-spot repair
Average mileage at test
6,356
miles on the clock
In stock now
623
Royal Enfield bikes for sale
Every Royal Enfield model
Sorted by sample size. The bigger the number of tests, the more the pass rate can be trusted.
| Model | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERCEPTOR INT 650 · 649cc | 3,776 | 90.97% | 5,988 | |
| HIMALAYAN · 411cc | 2,371 | 88.49% | 8,163 | |
| METEOR 350 · 349cc | 2,133 | 93.95% | 4,543 | |
| CLASSIC 350 · 349cc | 920 | 93.8% | 3,759 | |
| BULLET CLASSIC EFI E4 · 499cc | 799 | 91.36% | 5,594 | |
| BULLET 500 · 499cc | 799 | 89.61% | 10,682 | |
| CONTINENTAL GT 650 · 648cc | 720 | 89.58% | 5,203 | |
| BULLT · 499cc | 667 | 88.31% | 7,454 | |
| HIMALAYAN 20 · 411cc | 506 | 93.48% | 7,179 | |
| CONTINENTAL · 536cc | 366 | 87.7% | 6,268 | |
| SCRAM 411 · 411cc | 311 | 90.35% | 4,772 | |
| INTERCEPTOR INT 650 20 · 650cc | 240 | 95.42% | 4,744 | |
| BULLET · 455cc | 217 | 86.18% | 8,796 | |
| BULLET 350 · 348cc | 211 | 87.2% | 9,188 |
Why Royal Enfield motorcycles fail the MOT
Share of failed Royal Enfield tests where this item was recorded.
| # | Item | Of failures | Tests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not working | 32.3% | 229 | |
| 2 | Missing | 21.6% | 153 | |
| 3 | Too high | 18.4% | 130 | |
| 4 | Too low | 17.5% | 124 | |
| 5 | Does not conform to the specified requirements | 11.4% | 81 | |
| 6 | The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% | 9.5% | 67 | |
| 7 | Tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm | 8.5% | 60 | |
| 8 | Does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls | 6.6% | 47 |
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Source: DVSA MOT testing data, 2025 · updated Aug 2026 · licence and method