BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FXDR 114 1868 19
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDR 114 1868 19

1868cc Petrol Class 2
89.5%
first-time pass rate
4.3%
failed outright
4,116
median miles at test
391
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2022–2025

The FXDR 114 1868 19's first-time pass rate has fallen 1.5 points since 2022, 91.5% to 90.0%.

89%91%93%2022: 91.5% pass (94 tests)2023: 89.6% pass (96 tests)2024: 90.4% pass (83 tests)2025: 90.0% pass (90 tests)20222025

What fails on a FXDR 114 1868 19

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
10 28.6
Identification of the vehicle
8 22.9
brakes
8 22.9
tyres
6 17.1
structure and attachments
2 5.7
steering
1 2.9

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 FXDR 114 1868 19 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 FXDR 114 1868 19.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2019 (91.9% pass). Weakest: 2018 (85.8%).

85%89%93%2018: 85.8% pass (134 tests)2019: 91.9% pass (186 tests)2020: 90.0% pass (60 tests)201820192020

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.