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

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDXI DYNA SUPER GLIDE

1450cc Petrol Class 2
93.3%
first-time pass rate
3.7%
failed outright
14,470
median miles at test
134
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate by mileage

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

A low-mileage FXDXI DYNA SUPER GLIDE passes first time 89.8% of the time; by 20k that's 97.3%.

88%94%100%0k: 89.8% pass (49 tests)10k: 100.0% pass (34 tests)20k: 97.3% pass (37 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 FXDXI DYNA SUPER GLIDE

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
reg plates and vin
3 37.5
lamps and reflectors
2 25
brakes
1 12.5
fuel and exhaust
1 12.5
tyres
1 12.5

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 FXDXI DYNA SUPER GLIDE 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 FXDXI DYNA SUPER GLIDE.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2004 (98.3% pass). Weakest: 2004 (98.3%).

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.