BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHCS HERITAGE STC 114 1868 20
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHCS HERITAGE STC 114 1868 20

1868cc Petrol Class 2
91.7%
first-time pass rate
2.4%
failed outright
7,996
median miles at test
168
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The FLHCS HERITAGE STC 114 1868 20's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2023 (93.5% → 93.9%).

93%94%95%2023: 93.5% pass (62 tests)2024: 94.0% pass (50 tests)2025: 93.9% pass (49 tests)20232025

What fails on a FLHCS HERITAGE STC 114 1868 20

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
4 66.7
Identification of the vehicle
1 16.7
steering
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 FLHCS HERITAGE STC 114 1868 20 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC, TRIUMPH ROCKET III).

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 FLHCS HERITAGE STC 114 1868 20.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (94.9% pass). Weakest: 2020 (94.9%).

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.