BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHTCU EGLIDE UC 1584 09
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU EGLIDE UC 1584 09

1584cc Petrol Class 2
94.1%
first-time pass rate
2.2%
failed outright
20,894
median miles at test
371
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2012–2015

The FLHTCU EGLIDE UC 1584 09's first-time pass rate has fallen 3.2 points since 2012, 97.6% to 94.4%.

89%94%99%2012: 97.6% pass (41 tests)2013: 91.9% pass (37 tests)2014: 90.9% pass (33 tests)2015: 94.4% pass (36 tests)20122015

Pass rate by mileage

how the FLHTCU EGLIDE UC 1584 09's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage FLHTCU EGLIDE UC 1584 09 passes first time 96.6% of the time; by 40k that's 100.0%.

83%91%100%0k: 96.6% pass (59 tests)10k: 95.6% pass (114 tests)20k: 93.6% pass (94 tests)30k: 85.5% pass (62 tests)40k: 100.0% pass (31 tests)0k20k40k

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 FLHTCU EGLIDE UC 1584 09

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
8 57.1
lighting and signalling
4 28.6
lamps and reflectors
1 7.1
steering and suspension
1 7.1

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 FLHTCU EGLIDE UC 1584 09 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 FLHTCU EGLIDE UC 1584 09.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2008 (98.1% pass). Weakest: 2009 (93.2%).

92%96%99%2008: 98.1% pass (53 tests)2009: 93.2% pass (307 tests)20082009

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.