BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHXS STREET GLIDE SP 1868 21
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHXS STREET GLIDE SP 1868 21

1868cc Petrol Class 2
95.1%
first-time pass rate
2.2%
failed outright
8,153
median miles at test
185
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2024–2025

The FLHXS STREET GLIDE SP 1868 21's first-time pass rate has risen 3.4 points since 2024, 93.0% to 96.4%.

92%95%97%2024: 93.0% pass (71 tests)2025: 96.4% pass (112 tests)20242025

What fails on a FLHXS STREET GLIDE SP 1868 21

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
3 50
tyres
2 33.3
Identification of the vehicle
1 16.7

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 FLHXS STREET GLIDE SP 1868 21 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 FLHXS STREET GLIDE SP 1868 21.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2021 (95.9% pass). Weakest: 2021 (95.9%).

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.