BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHX STREET GLIDE 1745 18
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHX STREET GLIDE 1745 18

1745cc Petrol Class 2
95.7%
first-time pass rate
2.1%
failed outright
11,052
median miles at test
188
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The FLHX STREET GLIDE 1745 18's first-time pass rate has fallen 5.4 points since 2021, 100.0% to 94.6%.

90%95%100%2021: 100.0% pass (32 tests)2022: 92.3% pass (39 tests)2023: 97.9% pass (47 tests)2024: 93.3% pass (30 tests)2025: 94.6% pass (37 tests)20212025

What fails on a FLHX STREET GLIDE 1745 18

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
Identification of the vehicle
2 40
lamps and reflectors
2 40
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 FLHX STREET GLIDE 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 FLHX STREET GLIDE 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 (96.6% pass). Weakest: 2018 (96.6%).

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.