BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLSTF FATBOY 1584 10
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF FATBOY 1584 10

1585cc Petrol Class 2
88.6%
first-time pass rate
5.4%
failed outright
8,199
median miles at test
350
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2014–2021

The FLSTF FATBOY 1584 10's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2014 (85.7% → 86.7%).

84%89%93%2014: 85.7% pass (35 tests)2015: 90.6% pass (32 tests)2016: 91.4% pass (35 tests)2017: 90.0% pass (30 tests)2021: 86.7% pass (30 tests)20142021

Pass rate by mileage

how the FLSTF FATBOY 1584 10's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage FLSTF FATBOY 1584 10 passes first time 89.0% of the time; by 20k that's 88.6%.

88%90%92%0k: 89.0% pass (227 tests)10k: 91.4% pass (81 tests)20k: 88.6% pass (35 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a FLSTF FATBOY 1584 10

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
6 20.7
lamps and reflectors
5 17.2
Identification of the vehicle
3 10.3
reg plates and vin
3 10.3
suspension
3 10.3
tyres
3 10.3
fuel and exhaust
2 6.9
lighting and signalling
2 6.9
steering
1 3.4
structure and attachments
1 3.4

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 FLSTF FATBOY 1584 10 beats 1 of its 4 closest rivals (HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC, HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL1200C).

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 FLSTF FATBOY 1584 10.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2010 (89.7% pass). Weakest: 2011 (85.1%).

84%87%91%2010: 89.7% pass (263 tests)2011: 85.1% pass (87 tests)20102011

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.