BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FXDWGI DYNA WIDE GLIDE
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDWGI DYNA WIDE GLIDE

1450cc Petrol Class 2
82.8%
first-time pass rate
6.8%
failed outright
12,649
median miles at test
192
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate by mileage

how the FXDWGI DYNA WIDE GLIDE's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage FXDWGI DYNA WIDE GLIDE passes first time 78.5% of the time; by 20k that's 87.5%.

77%83%89%0k: 78.5% pass (65 tests)10k: 81.9% pass (72 tests)20k: 87.5% pass (48 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 FXDWGI DYNA WIDE GLIDE

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
6 26.1
lamps and reflectors
5 21.7
fuel and exhaust
4 17.4
tyres and wheels
2 8.7
wheels
2 8.7
reg plates and vin
1 4.3
Identification of the vehicle
1 4.3
steering
1 4.3
tyres
1 4.3

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 FXDWGI DYNA WIDE GLIDE 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 FXDWGI DYNA WIDE GLIDE.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2005 (84.5% pass). Weakest: 2005 (84.5%).

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.