BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/EGLIDE UL FLHTK 1690 14
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON EGLIDE UL FLHTK 1690 14

1690cc Petrol Class 2
94.7%
first-time pass rate
2.6%
failed outright
18,261
median miles at test
151
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a EGLIDE UL FLHTK 1690 14

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
suspension
3 50
brakes
2 33.3
tyres
1 16.7

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the EGLIDE UL FLHTK 1690 14 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC, HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL1200C).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the EGLIDE UL FLHTK 1690 14.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2013 (94.7% pass). Weakest: 2013 (94.7%).

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.