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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Flhtk Ultra Limited 1745 17: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flhtk Ultra Limited 1745 17 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 94.1% average, from 545 DVSA tests.

2018
highest-passing year · 96.0%
2016
lowest-passing year · 91.0%
5.0pp
spread across 3 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: 2018 (96.0% of 75 tests). Lowest: 2016 (91.0% of 145). Years more than two points below the model average: 2016.

90%94%97%2016: 91.0% pass (145 tests)2017: 95.0% pass (323 tests)2018: 96.0% pass (75 tests)201620172018
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (94.1%)
2016 145 91.0% -3.1 pp
2017 323 95.0% +0.9 pp
2018 75 96.0% +1.9 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 · 2020–2025
88%94%99%2020: 96.7% pass (91 tests)2021: 90.6% pass (96 tests)2022: 96.9% pass (98 tests)2023: 90.2% pass (92 tests)2024: 97.1% pass (68 tests)2025: 92.7% pass (82 tests)20202025

Questions

Which Flhtk Ultra Limited 1745 17 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2016 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Flhtk Ultra Limited 1745 17 overall (94.1%); the 2016 cohort is lowest at 91.0% from 145 tests.
Which Flhtk Ultra Limited 1745 17 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2018, at 96.0% of 75 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Flhtk Ultra Limited 1745 17 pass rate vary by year?
5.0 percentage points between the highest (2018, 96.0%) and lowest (2016, 91.0%) 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 Flhtk Ultra Limited 1745 17 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #153 of 5428 models· other Harley-Davidson models: XLH 883, Flstf, Flstc, XL, XL1200C, XL883