BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FXDX DYNA SUPER GLIDE SPO
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDX DYNA SUPER GLIDE SPO

1450cc Petrol Class 2
90.9%
first-time pass rate
4.9%
failed outright
13,957
median miles at test
427
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2009

The FXDX DYNA SUPER GLIDE SPO's first-time pass rate has fallen 5.0 points since 2006, 88.9% to 83.9%.

81%89%97%2006: 88.9% pass (36 tests)2007: 94.6% pass (37 tests)2008: 88.2% pass (34 tests)2009: 83.9% pass (31 tests)20062009

Pass rate by mileage

how the FXDX DYNA SUPER GLIDE SPO's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage FXDX DYNA SUPER GLIDE SPO passes first time 92.2% of the time; by 20k that's 90.0%.

89%91%93%0k: 92.2% pass (153 tests)10k: 89.4% pass (123 tests)20k: 90.0% pass (100 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 FXDX DYNA SUPER GLIDE SPO

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
9 23.7
lighting and signalling
8 21.1
brakes
4 10.5
fuel and exhaust
4 10.5
steering and suspension
3 7.9
tyres and wheels
3 7.9
reg plates and vin
2 5.3
suspension
2 5.3
tyres
2 5.3
structure and attachments
1 2.6

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 FXDX DYNA SUPER GLIDE SPO beats 4 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 FXDX DYNA SUPER GLIDE SPO.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2001 (93.0% pass). Weakest: 2000 (90.1%).

89%92%94%1999: 90.9% pass (99 tests)2000: 90.1% pass (121 tests)2001: 93.0% pass (57 tests)2002: 92.4% pass (66 tests)199920012002

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.