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

HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET XG 750 19

749cc Petrol Class 2
86.3%
first-time pass rate
5.4%
failed outright
3,188
median miles at test
204
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

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

The STREET XG 750 19's first-time pass rate has risen 14.3 points since 2022, 77.5% to 91.8%.

74%85%95%2022: 77.5% pass (40 tests)2023: 86.2% pass (65 tests)2024: 89.6% pass (48 tests)2025: 91.8% pass (49 tests)20222025

What fails on a STREET XG 750 19

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
7 36.8
steering
4 21.1
structure and attachments
3 15.8
suspension
1 5.3
Identification of the vehicle
1 5.3
tyres
1 5.3
audible warning (Horn)
1 5.3
lamps and reflectors
1 5.3

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 XG 750 19 beats 0 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 XG 750 19.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2020 (92.5% pass). Weakest: 2019 (84.9%).

83%89%94%2019: 84.9% pass (146 tests)2020: 92.5% pass (53 tests)20192020

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.