BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLTRXS RGLIDE SP 1868 19
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRXS RGLIDE SP 1868 19

1868cc Petrol Class 2
94.2%
first-time pass rate
3.9%
failed outright
10,431
median miles at test
155
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The FLTRXS RGLIDE SP 1868 19's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2022 (97.2% → 96.8%).

87%93%99%2022: 97.2% pass (36 tests)2023: 93.5% pass (46 tests)2024: 88.9% pass (36 tests)2025: 96.8% pass (31 tests)20222025

What fails on a FLTRXS RGLIDE SP 1868 19

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
5 55.6
steering
2 22.2
tyres
2 22.2

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 FLTRXS RGLIDE SP 1868 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 FLTRXS RGLIDE SP 1868 19.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2019 (95.3% pass). Weakest: 2019 (95.3%).

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.