By year
Owner complaints about Royal Enfield vehicles peaked at 6 in 2024
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2018 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Royal Enfield
The complete NHTSA record for Royal Enfield vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Royal Enfield recalls are filed by Royal Enfield North America, part of Royal Enfield.
Owner complaints in the last five years2127 on file in all, across 9 models
Recall campaigns32 in five years
Severity index7.4Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations014 service bulletins
Components
Electrical system draws the most owner complaints about Royal Enfield vehicles, 23% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Himalayan has the most complaints of any Royal Enfield model
Every Royal Enfield model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himalayan | 2017 to 2025 | 14 | 7.1 | 6 | 0 |
| INT 650 | 2019 to 2026 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Classic 350 | 2022 to 2026 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Continental GT 650 | 2018 to 2024 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Interceptor 650 | 2018 to 2022 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bullet Electra EFI | 2016 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter 350 | 2023 to 2026 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Meteor 350 | 2021 to 2026 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Super Meteor 650 | 2023 to 2026 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Royal Enfield product
- 24V-713 Sep 27, 2024
Side and rear reflectors are not sufficient
Lighting · 4,206 vehicles - 23V-129 Feb 27, 2023
Salt used to treat the roads in the winter may corrode the brake calipers, causing a decrease or total loss of brake function
Brakes · 4,891 vehicles - 21V-045 Feb 3, 2021
Road salt may cause corrosion on the brake calipers
Brakes · 4,403 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.