BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FXDWG WGLIDE 1584 11
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDWG WGLIDE 1584 11

1585cc Petrol Class 2
87.4%
first-time pass rate
5.2%
failed outright
10,394
median miles at test
366
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2014–2022

The FXDWG WGLIDE 1584 11's first-time pass rate has risen 4.9 points since 2014, 85.7% to 90.6%.

79%87%95%2014: 85.7% pass (42 tests)2015: 87.5% pass (40 tests)2016: 91.9% pass (37 tests)2017: 83.3% pass (36 tests)2019: 81.3% pass (32 tests)2022: 90.6% pass (32 tests)20142022

Pass rate by mileage

how the FXDWG WGLIDE 1584 11's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage FXDWG WGLIDE 1584 11 passes first time 88.9% of the time; by 20k that's 89.3%.

82%86%90%0k: 88.9% pass (180 tests)10k: 83.5% pass (115 tests)20k: 89.3% pass (56 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a FXDWG WGLIDE 1584 11

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
8 24.2
reg plates and vin
6 18.2
lamps and reflectors
4 12.1
tyres and wheels
3 9.1
brakes
3 9.1
steering
2 6.1
steering and suspension
2 6.1
suspension
2 6.1
tyres
2 6.1
Identification of the vehicle
1 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 FXDWG WGLIDE 1584 11 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 FXDWG WGLIDE 1584 11.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2011 (87.9% pass). Weakest: 2010 (87.7%).

87%88%89%2010: 87.7% pass (57 tests)2011: 87.9% pass (298 tests)20102011

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.