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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Flstci Heritage Softail Classi: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flstci Heritage Softail Classi years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.2% average, from 5,380 DVSA tests.

2002
highest-passing year · 92.1%
2005
lowest-passing year · 85.9%
6.2pp
spread across 7 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2002 (92.1% of 682 tests). Lowest: 2005 (85.9% of 860). Years more than two points below the model average: 2005.

85%89%93%2000: 88.6% pass (132 tests)2001: 89.8% pass (640 tests)2002: 92.1% pass (682 tests)2003: 89.7% pass (651 tests)2004: 89.0% pass (1,855 tests)2005: 85.9% pass (860 tests)2006: 89.5% pass (514 tests)200020032006
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (89.2%)
2000 132 88.6% -0.6 pp
2001 640 89.8% +0.6 pp
2002 682 92.1% +2.9 pp
2003 651 89.7% +0.5 pp
2004 1,855 89.0% -0.2 pp
2005 860 85.9% -3.3 pp
2006 514 89.5% +0.3 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2025
85%90%95%2006: 92.9% pass (170 tests)2007: 92.3% pass (312 tests)2008: 86.9% pass (381 tests)2009: 88.4% pass (421 tests)2010: 88.8% pass (374 tests)2011: 87.3% pass (361 tests)2012: 88.7% pass (327 tests)2013: 86.3% pass (314 tests)2014: 86.2% pass (289 tests)2015: 88.4% pass (285 tests)2016: 90.5% pass (274 tests)2017: 92.0% pass (274 tests)2018: 89.0% pass (200 tests)2019: 91.0% pass (210 tests)2020: 88.6% pass (158 tests)2021: 87.1% pass (225 tests)2022: 90.1% pass (232 tests)2023: 92.5% pass (214 tests)2024: 90.6% pass (170 tests)2025: 92.5% pass (174 tests)20062025

Questions

Which Flstci Heritage Softail Classi years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Flstci Heritage Softail Classi overall (89.2%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 85.9% from 860 tests.
Which Flstci Heritage Softail Classi year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2002, at 92.1% of 682 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Flstci Heritage Softail Classi pass rate vary by year?
6.2 percentage points between the highest (2002, 92.1%) and lowest (2005, 85.9%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

Full report: Harley-Davidson Flstci Heritage Softail Classi reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1212 of 5428 models· other Harley-Davidson models: XLH 883, Flstf, Flstc, XL, XL1200C, XL883