Royal Enfield CONTINENTAL GT 650 MOT pass rate and common failures
Royal Enfield CONTINENTAL GT 650 motorcycles pass the MOT 89.58% of the time, measured across 720 tests in the DVSA record. A further 5.14% passed only after a defect was put right at the test station.
What to check before the MOT
Built from this model's own failure record, not general advice.
- Start with missing - it accounts for 47.4% of failed tests on this model.
- Then check tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm and does not conform to the specified requirements, the next two most common reasons.
- The most common advisory is noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (6.5% of all tests) - not a failure, but money you will spend sooner or later.
- Average recorded mileage at test is 5,203 miles, which is the number to compare any advert against.
Pass rate by age
A single pass rate hides the most useful thing in this data: how the same model behaves at three years old and at fifteen.
| Age at test | Pass rate | Tests | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 89.61% | 616 | |
| 6-10 years | 89.42% | 104 |
Why the Royal Enfield CONTINENTAL GT 650 fails
Share of failed tests on this model where the item was recorded. One test can fail on several items, so the column does not add up to 100%.
| # | Item | Of failures | Tests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missing | 47.4% | 18 | |
| 2 | Tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm | 26.3% | 10 | |
| 3 | Does not conform to the specified requirements | 23.7% | 9 | |
| 4 | Not working | 21.1% | 8 | |
| 5 | Too low | 15.8% | 6 | |
| 6 | The less effective brake control does not achieve an efficiency of 25% | 13.2% | 5 | |
| 7 | Too high | 13.2% | 5 | |
| 8 | Insecure | 10.5% | 4 | |
| 9 | Obviously incorrectly positioned | 7.9% | 3 | |
| 10 | Flashing more than 120 times a minute | 7.9% | 3 |
Most common advisories
Not a failure and not a legal requirement to fix - but an advisory that repeats year after year is money the next owner spends.
| # | Item | Of all tests | Tests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar motorcycle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition | 6.5% | 47 | |
| 2 | Tread depth is below minimum requirements of 1.0mm | 4% | 29 | |
| 3 | Excessively loose | 1.1% | 8 | |
| 4 | Indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort | 0.7% | 5 | |
| 5 | Less than 1.0 mm thick | 0.7% | 5 | |
| 6 | Has excessive play | 0.4% | 3 | |
| 7 | Is bent and the brake cannot be readily applied | 0.3% | 2 | |
| 8 | Tread not clearly visible | 0.3% | 2 | |
| 9 | Damaged | 0.1% | 1 | |
| 10 | Excessively corroded | 0.1% | 1 |
Royal Enfield CONTINENTAL GT 650 for sale
4 Royal Enfield CONTINENTAL GT 650 adverts on MotoDealers UK right now, 623 Royal Enfield in total.
Similar bikes compared
Models of comparable capacity, so the comparison means something.
| Model | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda CB 397-750cc · 397-750cc | 5,400 | 89.76% | 19,444 | |
| Honda NC · 741cc | 5,311 | 89.53% | 22,765 | |
| Suzuki GSF600 · 600cc | 4,890 | 80% | 29,308 | |
| Honda CBR600F · 599cc | 4,710 | 85.56% | 30,651 | |
| Kawasaki ZX-6R · 599-636cc | 4,510 | 81.62% | 26,019 | |
| Suzuki SV650 · 646cc | 3,834 | 80.99% | 27,644 |
Source: DVSA MOT testing data, 2025 · updated Aug 2026 · licence and method