BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1745 18
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1745 18

1745cc Petrol Class 2
95.4%
first-time pass rate
3.2%
failed outright
10,072
median miles at test
216
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2021–2025

The FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1745 18's first-time pass rate has risen 2.3 points since 2021, 93.0% to 95.3%.

92%95%99%2021: 93.0% pass (43 tests)2022: 93.5% pass (46 tests)2023: 97.9% pass (47 tests)2024: 97.1% pass (34 tests)2025: 95.3% pass (43 tests)20212025

What fails on a FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1745 18

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
7 58.3
tyres
3 25
Identification of the vehicle
1 8.3
suspension
1 8.3

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 ULTRA LIMITED 1745 18 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDWG).

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 ULTRA LIMITED 1745 18.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2018 (94.3% pass). Weakest: 2018 (94.3%).

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.