BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FXBBS STREET BOB 114 1868 21
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXBBS STREET BOB 114 1868 21

1868cc Petrol Class 2
92.5%
first-time pass rate
2.7%
failed outright
4,514
median miles at test
295
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2024–2025

The FXBBS STREET BOB 114 1868 21's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2024 (92.7% → 92.3%).

91%93%94%2024: 92.7% pass (123 tests)2025: 92.3% pass (168 tests)20242025

What fails on a FXBBS STREET BOB 114 1868 21

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
8 66.7
brakes
2 16.7
Identification of the vehicle
1 8.3
tyres
1 8.3

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 FXBBS STREET BOB 114 1868 21 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 FXBBS STREET BOB 114 1868 21.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2021 (92.2% pass). Weakest: 2021 (92.2%).

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.