BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHR ROAD KING 1745 19
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHR ROAD KING 1745 19

1745cc Petrol Class 2
97.8%
first-time pass rate
1.5%
failed outright
8,207
median miles at test
134
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The FLHR ROAD KING 1745 19's first-time pass rate has risen 2.1 points since 2023, 95.5% to 97.6%.

94%97%100%2023: 95.5% pass (44 tests)2024: 100.0% pass (34 tests)2025: 97.6% pass (41 tests)20232025

What fails on a FLHR ROAD KING 1745 19

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
1 50
suspension
1 50

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 FLHR ROAD KING 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 FLHR ROAD KING 1745 19.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (98.8% pass). Weakest: 2020 (98.8%).

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.