BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLSB SPORT GLIDE 1745 22
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSB SPORT GLIDE 1745 22

1745cc Petrol Class 2
91.6%
first-time pass rate
2.1%
failed outright
6,529
median miles at test
95
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a FLSB SPORT GLIDE 1745 22

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
2 66.7
brakes
1 33.3

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 FLSB SPORT GLIDE 1745 22 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 FLSB SPORT GLIDE 1745 22.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2022 (91.2% pass). Weakest: 2022 (91.2%).

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.