BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLDE SOFTAIL DELUXE 1745 19
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLDE SOFTAIL DELUXE 1745 19

1745cc Petrol Class 2
92.9%
first-time pass rate
2.8%
failed outright
5,673
median miles at test
141
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2022–2025

The FLDE SOFTAIL DELUXE 1745 19's first-time pass rate has risen 4.2 points since 2022, 92.7% to 96.9%.

88%93%99%2022: 92.7% pass (41 tests)2023: 90.0% pass (40 tests)2025: 96.9% pass (32 tests)20222025

What fails on a FLDE SOFTAIL DELUXE 1745 19

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
4 50
audible warning (Horn)
1 12.5
brakes
1 12.5
structure and attachments
1 12.5
tyres
1 12.5

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 FLDE SOFTAIL DELUXE 1745 19 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDWG).

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 FLDE SOFTAIL DELUXE 1745 19.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2019 (93.8% pass). Weakest: 2019 (93.8%).

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.