BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1868 20
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1868 20

1868cc Petrol Class 2
90.2%
first-time pass rate
1.2%
failed outright
9,900
median miles at test
164
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1868 20's first-time pass rate has risen 13.5 points since 2023, 84.8% to 98.3%.

81%91%100%2023: 84.8% pass (46 tests)2024: 91.1% pass (45 tests)2025: 98.3% pass (59 tests)20232025

What fails on a FLHTK ULTRA LIMITED 1868 20

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
2 50
Identification of the vehicle
1 25
lamps and reflectors
1 25

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 20 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 20.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (90.1% pass). Weakest: 2019 (88.9%).

88%90%91%2019: 88.9% pass (54 tests)2020: 90.1% pass (81 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.