BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FXBB STREET BOB 1745 20
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXBB STREET BOB 1745 20

1745cc Petrol Class 2
89.6%
first-time pass rate
3.2%
failed outright
4,940
median miles at test
444
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2023–2025

The FXBB STREET BOB 1745 20's first-time pass rate has risen 4.2 points since 2023, 88.6% to 92.8%.

88%91%94%2023: 88.6% pass (140 tests)2024: 89.4% pass (142 tests)2025: 92.8% pass (139 tests)20232025

What fails on a FXBB STREET BOB 1745 20

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
13 50
brakes
8 30.8
Identification of the vehicle
4 15.4
tyres
1 3.8

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 FXBB STREET BOB 1745 20 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 FXBB STREET BOB 1745 20.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (90.8% pass). Weakest: 2019 (85.2%).

84%88%92%2019: 85.2% pass (81 tests)2020: 90.8% pass (325 tests)20192020

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.