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

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHXSE CVO SGLIDE 1923 19

1923cc Petrol Class 2
94.0%
first-time pass rate
2.5%
failed outright
11,289
median miles at test
200
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2022–2025

The FLHXSE CVO SGLIDE 1923 19's first-time pass rate has risen 4.0 points since 2022, 93.9% to 97.9%.

89%94%100%2022: 93.9% pass (49 tests)2023: 90.9% pass (55 tests)2024: 95.5% pass (44 tests)2025: 97.9% pass (48 tests)20222025

What fails on a FLHXSE CVO SGLIDE 1923 19

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
4 50
tyres
4 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 FLHXSE CVO SGLIDE 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 FLHXSE CVO SGLIDE 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 (95.0% pass). Weakest: 2019 (95.0%).

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.