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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Flhrci: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flhrci years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.2% average, from 7,372 DVSA tests.

2000
highest-passing year · 92.4%
2005
lowest-passing year · 88.6%
3.8pp
spread across 10 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: 2000 (92.4% of 737 tests). Lowest: 2005 (88.6% of 1,013).

88%91%93%1997: 88.6% pass (149 tests)1998: 89.1% pass (709 tests)1999: 91.1% pass (829 tests)2000: 92.4% pass (737 tests)2001: 91.4% pass (675 tests)2002: 90.9% pass (833 tests)2003: 88.6% pass (771 tests)2004: 90.8% pass (894 tests)2005: 88.6% pass (1,013 tests)2006: 90.0% pass (521 tests)199720022006
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (90.2%)
1997 149 88.6% -1.6 pp
1998 709 89.1% -1.1 pp
1999 829 91.1% +0.9 pp
2000 737 92.4% +2.2 pp
2001 675 91.4% +1.2 pp
2002 833 90.9% +0.7 pp
2003 771 88.6% -1.6 pp
2004 894 90.8% +0.6 pp
2005 1,013 88.6% -1.6 pp
2006 521 90.0% -0.2 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 · 2005–2025
83%90%96%2005: 85.5% pass (55 tests)2006: 90.8% pass (380 tests)2007: 90.3% pass (455 tests)2008: 87.5% pass (520 tests)2009: 88.7% pass (541 tests)2010: 87.7% pass (473 tests)2011: 89.7% pass (446 tests)2012: 91.9% pass (421 tests)2013: 89.9% pass (385 tests)2014: 88.1% pass (369 tests)2015: 89.7% pass (370 tests)2016: 90.6% pass (360 tests)2017: 90.1% pass (364 tests)2018: 90.8% pass (292 tests)2019: 92.6% pass (283 tests)2020: 91.8% pass (244 tests)2021: 93.3% pass (313 tests)2022: 91.9% pass (321 tests)2023: 89.6% pass (298 tests)2024: 92.6% pass (230 tests)2025: 93.7% pass (252 tests)20052025

Questions

Which Flhrci years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Flhrci falls more than two points under the model's 90.2% overall pass rate.
Which Flhrci year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2000, at 92.4% of 737 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Flhrci pass rate vary by year?
3.8 percentage points between the highest (2000, 92.4%) and lowest (2005, 88.6%) 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 Flhrci reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #884 of 5428 models· other Harley-Davidson models: XLH 883, Flstf, Flstc, XL, XL1200C, XL883