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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Fxdwgi: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Fxdwgi years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.1% average, from 2,703 DVSA tests.

2004
highest-passing year · 89.1%
2005
lowest-passing year · 84.8%
4.3pp
spread across 5 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2004 (89.1% of 1,074 tests). Lowest: 2005 (84.8% of 950). Years more than two points below the model average: 2005.

84%87%90%2003: 86.6% pass (82 tests)2004: 89.1% pass (1,074 tests)2005: 84.8% pass (950 tests)2006: 88.5% pass (399 tests)2010: 86.3% pass (51 tests)200320052010
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (87.1%)
2003 82 86.6% -0.5 pp
2004 1,074 89.1% +2.0 pp
2005 950 84.8% -2.3 pp
2006 399 88.5% +1.4 pp
2010 51 86.3% -0.8 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2007–2025
82%89%96%2007: 85.4% pass (89 tests)2008: 86.9% pass (153 tests)2009: 84.9% pass (185 tests)2010: 88.6% pass (166 tests)2011: 86.7% pass (165 tests)2012: 84.7% pass (163 tests)2013: 86.7% pass (173 tests)2014: 85.2% pass (162 tests)2015: 86.6% pass (157 tests)2016: 84.0% pass (150 tests)2017: 85.6% pass (146 tests)2018: 87.7% pass (122 tests)2019: 86.5% pass (126 tests)2020: 93.4% pass (106 tests)2021: 85.9% pass (142 tests)2022: 88.1% pass (135 tests)2023: 91.2% pass (136 tests)2024: 90.4% pass (104 tests)2025: 89.0% pass (118 tests)20072025

Questions

Which Fxdwgi years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2005 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Fxdwgi overall (87.1%); the 2005 cohort is lowest at 84.8% from 950 tests.
Which Fxdwgi year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2004, at 89.1% of 1,074 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Fxdwgi pass rate vary by year?
4.3 percentage points between the highest (2004, 89.1%) and lowest (2005, 84.8%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

Full report: Harley-Davidson Fxdwgi reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1884 of 5428 models· other Harley-Davidson models: XLH 883, Flstf, Flstc, XL, XL1200C, XL883