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

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSTB NIGHT TRAIN

1584cc Petrol Class 2
88.4%
first-time pass rate
3.7%
failed outright
10,992
median miles at test
352
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2011–2012

The FXSTB NIGHT TRAIN's first-time pass rate has risen 9.1 points since 2011, 82.1% to 91.2%.

80%87%93%2011: 82.1% pass (39 tests)2012: 91.2% pass (34 tests)20112012

Pass rate by mileage

how the FXSTB NIGHT TRAIN's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage FXSTB NIGHT TRAIN passes first time 81.1% of the time; by 20k that's 90.0%.

79%88%97%0k: 81.1% pass (159 tests)10k: 94.0% pass (117 tests)20k: 90.0% pass (40 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 FXSTB NIGHT TRAIN

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
9 42.9
body and structure
3 14.3
brakes
3 14.3
lamps and reflectors
3 14.3
tyres and wheels
2 9.5
reg plates and vin
1 4.8

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 FXSTB NIGHT TRAIN 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 FXSTB NIGHT TRAIN.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2006 (93.0% pass). Weakest: 2007 (83.8%).

82%88%95%2006: 93.0% pass (143 tests)2007: 83.8% pass (105 tests)2008: 84.8% pass (79 tests)200620072008

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.