BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHXSE CVO SGLIDE 1923 18
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHXSE CVO SGLIDE 1923 18

1923cc Petrol Class 2
97.5%
first-time pass rate
0.5%
failed outright
10,868
median miles at test
197
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The FLHXSE CVO SGLIDE 1923 18's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2021 (97.6% → 97.1%).

95%97%100%2021: 97.6% pass (42 tests)2022: 95.7% pass (46 tests)2023: 97.5% pass (40 tests)2024: 100.0% pass (32 tests)2025: 97.1% pass (35 tests)20212025

What fails on a FLHXSE CVO SGLIDE 1923 18

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
3 100

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 FLHXSE CVO SGLIDE 1923 18 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 FLHXSE CVO SGLIDE 1923 18.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2018 (98.2% pass). Weakest: 2018 (98.2%).

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.