BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Flstni: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Flstni years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.0% average, from 2,193 DVSA tests.

2009
highest-passing year · 94.1%
2006
lowest-passing year · 86.1%
8.0pp
spread across 4 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: 2009 (94.1% of 51 tests). Lowest: 2006 (86.1% of 663). Years more than two points below the model average: 2006.

85%90%96%2004: 90.6% pass (256 tests)2005: 90.1% pass (1,105 tests)2006: 86.1% pass (663 tests)2009: 94.1% pass (51 tests)200420062009
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (89.0%)
2004 256 90.6% +1.6 pp
2005 1,105 90.1% +1.1 pp
2006 663 86.1% -2.9 pp
2009 51 94.1% +5.1 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 · 2008–2025
83%89%94%2008: 90.6% pass (117 tests)2009: 85.2% pass (169 tests)2010: 87.5% pass (144 tests)2011: 89.1% pass (138 tests)2012: 88.1% pass (135 tests)2013: 89.1% pass (138 tests)2014: 88.5% pass (131 tests)2015: 91.5% pass (129 tests)2016: 91.9% pass (136 tests)2017: 92.3% pass (130 tests)2018: 91.3% pass (104 tests)2019: 88.1% pass (109 tests)2020: 90.0% pass (80 tests)2021: 84.7% pass (118 tests)2022: 86.5% pass (111 tests)2023: 90.5% pass (105 tests)2024: 87.8% pass (82 tests)2025: 92.0% pass (100 tests)20082025

Questions

Which Flstni years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2006 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Flstni overall (89.0%); the 2006 cohort is lowest at 86.1% from 663 tests.
Which Flstni year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2009, at 94.1% of 51 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Flstni pass rate vary by year?
8.0 percentage points between the highest (2009, 94.1%) and lowest (2006, 86.1%) 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 Flstni reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1269 of 5428 models· other Harley-Davidson models: XLH 883, Flstf, Flstc, XL, XL1200C, XL883