BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1868 19
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1868 19

1868cc Petrol Class 2
94.6%
first-time pass rate
2.9%
failed outright
10,837
median miles at test
239
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2022–2025

The FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1868 19's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2022 (93.9% → 93.7%).

93%95%97%2022: 93.9% pass (49 tests)2023: 94.1% pass (68 tests)2024: 96.2% pass (53 tests)2025: 93.7% pass (63 tests)20222025

What fails on a FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1868 19

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
Identification of the vehicle
2 20
brakes
2 20
lamps and reflectors
2 20
structure and attachments
2 20
tyres
2 20

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 1868 19 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 FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1868 19.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2019 (94.2% pass). Weakest: 2020 (92.6%).

92%93%95%2019: 94.2% pass (154 tests)2020: 92.6% pass (54 tests)20192020

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.