BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/SOFT TAIL SPRINGER
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON SOFT TAIL SPRINGER

1340cc Petrol Class 2
82.3%
first-time pass rate
7.3%
failed outright
16,486
median miles at test
96
MOT tests, 2005–2025

What fails on a SOFT TAIL SPRINGER

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lighting and signalling
6 37.5
brakes
5 31.2
reg plates and vin
3 18.8
steering and suspension
1 6.2
tyres and wheels
1 6.2

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 SOFT TAIL SPRINGER 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 SOFT TAIL SPRINGER.