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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Fxdci Dyna Super Glide Custom: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxdci Dyna Super Glide Custom years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.0% average, from 987 DVSA tests.

2005
highest-passing year · 91.9%
2004
lowest-passing year · 79.9%
12.0pp
spread across 3 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: 2005 (91.9% of 620 tests). Lowest: 2004 (79.9% of 144). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004.

78%86%94%2004: 79.9% pass (144 tests)2005: 91.9% pass (620 tests)2006: 90.5% pass (199 tests)200420052006
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (90.0%)
2004 144 79.9% -10.1 pp
2005 620 91.9% +1.9 pp
2006 199 90.5% +0.5 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
74%87%100%2008: 98.4% pass (61 tests)2009: 92.1% pass (76 tests)2010: 90.4% pass (83 tests)2011: 97.1% pass (69 tests)2012: 93.3% pass (60 tests)2013: 88.5% pass (61 tests)2014: 94.8% pass (58 tests)2015: 91.1% pass (56 tests)2016: 85.9% pass (64 tests)2017: 89.1% pass (55 tests)2018: 80.4% pass (46 tests)2019: 92.5% pass (40 tests)2020: 86.5% pass (37 tests)2021: 79.2% pass (48 tests)2022: 88.2% pass (51 tests)2023: 90.2% pass (41 tests)2024: 84.8% pass (33 tests)2025: 91.9% pass (37 tests)20082025

Questions

Which Fxdci Dyna Super Glide Custom years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2004 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Fxdci Dyna Super Glide Custom overall (90.0%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 79.9% from 144 tests.
Which Fxdci Dyna Super Glide Custom year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2005, at 91.9% of 620 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fxdci Dyna Super Glide Custom pass rate vary by year?
12.0 percentage points between the highest (2005, 91.9%) and lowest (2004, 79.9%) 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 Fxdci Dyna Super Glide Custom reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #960 of 5428 models· other Harley-Davidson models: XLH 883, Flstf, Flstc, XL, XL1200C, XL883