BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/STREET ROD XG 750 A 19
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET ROD XG 750 A 19

749cc Petrol Class 2
88.7%
first-time pass rate
8.5%
failed outright
3,765
median miles at test
141
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2022–2025

The STREET ROD XG 750 A 19's first-time pass rate has risen 3.4 points since 2022, 84.8% to 88.2%.

83%88%92%2022: 84.8% pass (33 tests)2023: 90.0% pass (40 tests)2024: 90.9% pass (33 tests)2025: 88.2% pass (34 tests)20222025

What fails on a STREET ROD XG 750 A 19

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
lamps and reflectors
11 50
brakes
3 13.6
suspension
3 13.6
structure and attachments
2 9.1
tyres
2 9.1
Identification of the vehicle
1 4.5

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 STREET ROD XG 750 A 19 beats 3 of its 4 closest rivals (TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE, TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD, HARLEY-DAVIDSON XLH 883).

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 STREET ROD XG 750 A 19.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2019 (91.2% pass). Weakest: 2019 (91.2%).

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.