BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FXDL 103 DYNA LOWRIDER 1690 17
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDL 103 DYNA LOWRIDER 1690 17

1690cc Petrol Class 2
92.1%
first-time pass rate
3.8%
failed outright
7,045
median miles at test
266
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2020–2025

The FXDL 103 DYNA LOWRIDER 1690 17's first-time pass rate has fallen 2.1 points since 2020, 93.0% to 90.9%.

86%92%98%2020: 93.0% pass (57 tests)2021: 95.9% pass (49 tests)2022: 93.2% pass (44 tests)2023: 87.8% pass (49 tests)2024: 93.8% pass (32 tests)2025: 90.9% pass (33 tests)20202025

What fails on a FXDL 103 DYNA LOWRIDER 1690 17

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
12 57.1
brakes
4 19
steering
2 9.5
structure and attachments
2 9.5
Identification of the vehicle
1 4.8

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 FXDL 103 DYNA LOWRIDER 1690 17 beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC, HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL1200C).

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 FXDL 103 DYNA LOWRIDER 1690 17.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2017 (91.8% pass). Weakest: 2017 (91.8%).

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.