BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHTKSE CVO ULTRA LTD 1923 19
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTKSE CVO ULTRA LTD 1923 19

1923cc Petrol Class 2
93.2%
first-time pass rate
1.4%
failed outright
9,089
median miles at test
147
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The FLHTKSE CVO ULTRA LTD 1923 19's first-time pass rate has risen 2.0 points since 2023, 92.7% to 94.7%.

92%95%98%2023: 92.7% pass (41 tests)2024: 97.3% pass (37 tests)2025: 94.7% pass (38 tests)20232025

What fails on a FLHTKSE CVO ULTRA LTD 1923 19

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
1 50
tyres
1 50

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 FLHTKSE CVO ULTRA LTD 1923 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 FLHTKSE CVO ULTRA LTD 1923 19.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2019 (94.8% pass). Weakest: 2019 (94.8%).

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.