BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHTC EGLIDE CL 1690 11
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC EGLIDE CL 1690 11

1690cc Petrol Class 2
96.1%
first-time pass rate
2.6%
failed outright
13,432
median miles at test
152
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate by mileage

how the FLHTC EGLIDE CL 1690 11's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage FLHTC EGLIDE CL 1690 11 passes first time 96.4% of the time; by 20k that's 94.3%.

94%95%97%0k: 96.4% pass (55 tests)10k: 96.2% pass (53 tests)20k: 94.3% pass (35 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a FLHTC EGLIDE CL 1690 11

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
suspension
2 50
brakes
1 25
lighting and signalling
1 25

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 FLHTC EGLIDE CL 1690 11 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC, HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL1200C).

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 FLHTC EGLIDE CL 1690 11.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2011 (97.4% pass). Weakest: 2010 (93.2%).

92%95%98%2010: 93.2% pass (59 tests)2011: 97.4% pass (78 tests)20102011

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.