HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELW LIVEWIRE 20

Electric Class 2

95.0%

first-time pass rate

3.0%

failed outright

4,420

median miles at test

100

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2024–2025

The ELW LIVEWIRE 20's first-time pass rate has fallen 5.0 points since 2024, 100.0% to 95.0%.

What fails on a ELW LIVEWIRE 20

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Share of defects	Defects	% of defects
brakes		3	100

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 ELW LIVEWIRE 20 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE, TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD, HARLEY-DAVIDSON XLH 883).

TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE 89.0% pass · 195k tests TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD 87.8% pass · 56.3k tests HARLEY-DAVIDSON XLH 883 87.4% pass · 41.2k tests HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF 88.9% pass · 30.1k tests

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 ELW LIVEWIRE 20.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (93.1% pass). Weakest: 2020 (93.1%).

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.