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

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTKL ULTRA LTD LOW 1745 18

1745cc Petrol Class 2
93.2%
first-time pass rate
3.9%
failed outright
10,401
median miles at test
103
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a FLHTKL ULTRA LTD LOW 1745 18

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
3 60
lamps and reflectors
1 20
structure and attachments
1 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 FLHTKL ULTRA LTD LOW 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 FLHTKL ULTRA LTD LOW 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 (92.3% pass). Weakest: 2018 (92.3%).

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.