BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FXDLI DYNA LOW RIDER
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDLI DYNA LOW RIDER

1450cc Petrol Class 2
87.9%
first-time pass rate
4.0%
failed outright
10,853
median miles at test
149
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a FXDLI DYNA LOW RIDER

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
reg plates and vin
4 30.8
lamps and reflectors
2 15.4
Identification of the vehicle
2 15.4
lighting and signalling
2 15.4
tyres and wheels
1 7.7
brakes
1 7.7
audible warning (Horn)
1 7.7

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 FXDLI DYNA LOW RIDER beats 0 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 FXDLI DYNA LOW RIDER.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2005 (88.9% pass). Weakest: 2005 (88.9%).

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.