BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Flhtcui: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flhtcui years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.7% average, from 7,209 DVSA tests.

2007
highest-passing year · 96.7%
2003
lowest-passing year · 89.8%
6.9pp
spread across 13 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: 2007 (96.7% of 152 tests). Lowest: 2003 (89.8% of 1,312).

88%93%98%1996: 96.1% pass (51 tests)1997: 95.1% pass (144 tests)1998: 92.4% pass (367 tests)1999: 92.2% pass (372 tests)2000: 90.9% pass (475 tests)2001: 90.6% pass (540 tests)2002: 90.9% pass (780 tests)2003: 89.8% pass (1,312 tests)2004: 90.4% pass (1,000 tests)2005: 90.0% pass (1,134 tests)2006: 90.7% pass (635 tests)2007: 96.7% pass (152 tests)2010: 92.1% pass (63 tests)199620022010
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (90.7%)
1996 51 96.1% +5.4 pp
1997 144 95.1% +4.4 pp
1998 367 92.4% +1.7 pp
1999 372 92.2% +1.5 pp
2000 475 90.9% +0.2 pp
2001 540 90.6% -0.1 pp
2002 780 90.9% +0.2 pp
2003 1,312 89.8% -0.9 pp
2004 1,000 90.4% -0.3 pp
2005 1,134 90.0% -0.7 pp
2006 635 90.7% +0.0 pp
2007 152 96.7% +6.0 pp
2010 63 92.1% +1.4 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
78%87%97%2005: 80.9% pass (47 tests)2006: 93.2% pass (366 tests)2007: 93.7% pass (459 tests)2008: 91.2% pass (565 tests)2009: 89.5% pass (583 tests)2010: 91.6% pass (513 tests)2011: 91.7% pass (468 tests)2012: 91.0% pass (431 tests)2013: 89.2% pass (406 tests)2014: 88.6% pass (376 tests)2015: 87.1% pass (365 tests)2016: 92.6% pass (350 tests)2017: 90.8% pass (346 tests)2018: 91.2% pass (250 tests)2019: 87.8% pass (245 tests)2020: 89.2% pass (212 tests)2021: 91.6% pass (263 tests)2022: 88.6% pass (273 tests)2023: 90.0% pass (261 tests)2024: 91.6% pass (215 tests)2025: 94.0% pass (215 tests)20052025

Questions

Which Flhtcui years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Harley-Davidson Flhtcui falls more than two points under the model's 90.7% overall pass rate.
Which Flhtcui year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2007, at 96.7% of 152 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1996, 1997, 2007.
How much does the Flhtcui pass rate vary by year?
6.9 percentage points between the highest (2007, 96.7%) and lowest (2003, 89.8%) 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 Flhtcui reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #748 of 5428 models· other Harley-Davidson models: XLH 883, Flstf, Flstc, XL, XL1200C, XL883