BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Harley-Davidson Street XG 750 17: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Street XG 750 17 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.3% average, from 850 DVSA tests.

2018
highest-passing year · 91.3%
2016
lowest-passing year · 85.0%
6.3pp
spread across 3 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2018 (91.3% of 69 tests). Lowest: 2016 (85.0% of 80). Years more than two points below the model average: 2016.

84%88%93%2016: 85.0% pass (80 tests)2017: 89.7% pass (687 tests)2018: 91.3% pass (69 tests)201620172018
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (89.3%)
2016 80 85.0% -4.3 pp
2017 687 89.7% +0.4 pp
2018 69 91.3% +2.0 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2020–2025
82%90%98%2020: 95.5% pass (177 tests)2021: 86.2% pass (145 tests)2022: 85.7% pass (147 tests)2023: 90.0% pass (150 tests)2024: 85.0% pass (113 tests)2025: 92.4% pass (105 tests)20202025

Questions

Which Street XG 750 17 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2016 registered examples pass first time less often than the Harley-Davidson Street XG 750 17 overall (89.3%); the 2016 cohort is lowest at 85.0% from 80 tests.
Which Street XG 750 17 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2018, at 91.3% of 69 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Street XG 750 17 pass rate vary by year?
6.3 percentage points between the highest (2018, 91.3%) and lowest (2016, 85.0%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

Full report: Harley-Davidson Street XG 750 17 reliability, failures and mileage · ranked #1180 of 5428 models· other Harley-Davidson models: XLH 883, Flstf, Flstc, XL, XL1200C, XL883