BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXR1340

1340cc Petrol Class 2
84.6%
first-time pass rate
7.4%
failed outright
16,858
median miles at test
188
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a FXR1340

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
steering and suspension
9 33.3
lighting and signalling
4 14.8
brakes
4 14.8
reg plates and vin
2 7.4
lamps and reflectors
2 7.4
steering
2 7.4
wheels
1 3.7
driving controls
1 3.7
suspension
1 3.7
tyres and wheels
1 3.7

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 FXR1340 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 FXR1340.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 1987 (90.2% pass). Weakest: 1987 (90.2%).

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.