BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHTK EGLIDE UL 1690
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTK EGLIDE UL 1690

1690cc Petrol Class 2
93.5%
first-time pass rate
4.2%
failed outright
21,149
median miles at test
475
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2013–2018

The FLHTK EGLIDE UL 1690's first-time pass rate has risen 5.2 points since 2013, 94.8% to 100.0%.

84%92%100%2013: 94.8% pass (58 tests)2014: 93.7% pass (63 tests)2015: 90.4% pass (52 tests)2016: 87.0% pass (54 tests)2017: 100.0% pass (39 tests)2018: 100.0% pass (32 tests)20132018

Pass rate by mileage

how the FLHTK EGLIDE UL 1690's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage FLHTK EGLIDE UL 1690 passes first time 93.9% of the time; by 30k that's 91.4%.

90%93%96%0k: 93.9% pass (66 tests)10k: 94.8% pass (153 tests)20k: 90.4% pass (114 tests)30k: 91.4% pass (93 tests)0k20k30k

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 FLHTK EGLIDE UL 1690

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
10 37
steering and suspension
7 25.9
lamps and reflectors
3 11.1
tyres and wheels
2 7.4
lighting and signalling
2 7.4
suspension
1 3.7
tyres
1 3.7
Identification of the vehicle
1 3.7

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 FLHTK EGLIDE UL 1690 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 FLHTK EGLIDE UL 1690.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2010 (94.1% pass). Weakest: 2009 (90.4%).

90%92%95%2009: 90.4% pass (166 tests)2010: 94.1% pass (255 tests)20092010

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.