Royal Enfield BULLIT
Real ownership data from 70 UK BULLIT motorcycles — mileage, MOT pass rates and the faults that actually come up, taken from DVSA test records rather than opinion.
Most common BULLIT problems
Ranked by how often each fault appears in this model's MOT history.
| Fault | Severity | Share of faults |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and indicators | major | 19.4% |
| Brakes | major | 6.5% |
| Other | user entered | 5.1% |
| Electrical | fail | 3.2% |
| Wheels | fail | 2.8% |
| Tyres | fail | 2.3% |
| Steering and head bearings | major | 2.3% |
| Chain and sprockets | prs | 1.9% |
Advisories (wear noted but not failed) are excluded above; the most common is brakes.
BULLIT mileage and reliability by year
Use this to judge whether a specific bike is high or low mileage for its age.
| Year | Examples | Median mileage | Miles/year | First-time pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 2,749 mi | 530 | 75% |
| 1991 | 7 | 13,087 mi | 105 | 96.97% |
| 1990 | 8 | 12,454 mi | 559 | 84.91% |
| 1989 | 5 | 10,123 mi | 472 | 95.65% |
BULLIT questions, answered with data
What are the most common problems with the Royal Enfield BULLIT?
Across 70 UK examples, the most frequently recorded MOT faults are lights and indicators (19.4% of all recorded faults), brakes (6.5% of all recorded faults), other (5.1% of all recorded faults).
What is average mileage for a Royal Enfield BULLIT?
The median Royal Enfield BULLIT in the UK has covered 10,267 miles, and typically rides about 324 miles a year. Half of all examples fall between 2,663 and 24,596 miles.
Is the Royal Enfield BULLIT reliable?
89.18% of Royal Enfield BULLIT MOT tests are passed first time, with an average of 0.44 faults recorded per test. This is measured from DVSA MOT records, not owner opinion.
Based on DVSA MOT test records for 70 Royal Enfield BULLIT motorcycles registered in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.