Harley-Davidson Flhr Road King 1745 17: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flhr Road King 1745 17 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 94.1% average, from 577 DVSA tests.

2016

highest-passing year · 98.2%

2017

lowest-passing year · 92.8%

5.4pp

spread across 3 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2016 (98.2% of 113 tests). Lowest: 2017 (92.8% of 388).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (94.1%)
2016	113	98.2%	+4.1 pp
2017	388	92.8%	-1.3 pp
2018	67	94.0%	-0.1 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2020–2025

Questions

Which Flhr Road King 1745 17 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Flhr Road King 1745 17 falls more than two points under the model's 94.1% overall pass rate.
Which Flhr Road King 1745 17 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2016, at 98.2% of 113 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Flhr Road King 1745 17 pass rate vary by year?: 5.4 percentage points between the highest (2016, 98.2%) and lowest (2017, 92.8%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

Full report: Harley-Davidson Flhr Road King 1745 17 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #153 of 5428 models· other Harley-Davidson models: XLH 883, Flstf, Flstc, XL, XL1200C, XL883