BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHTCUSE 4 EGLIDE UC SE
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUSE 4 EGLIDE UC SE

1800cc Petrol Class 2
92.3%
first-time pass rate
5.0%
failed outright
23,774
median miles at test
181
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a FLHTCUSE 4 EGLIDE UC SE

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
5 33.3
lamps and reflectors
3 20
lighting and signalling
3 20
tyres and wheels
2 13.3
suspension
1 6.7
tyres
1 6.7

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 FLHTCUSE 4 EGLIDE UC SE beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC, TRIUMPH ROCKET III).

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 FLHTCUSE 4 EGLIDE UC SE.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2009 (95.6% pass). Weakest: 2009 (95.6%).

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.