Model report · 2005–2025
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE DARK HORSE
1811cc
Petrol
Class 2
98.3%
first-time pass rate
0.0%
failed outright
9,090
median miles at test
175
MOT tests, 2005–2025
How rivals compare
same type, similar capacity, high test volume
On first-time pass rate the DARK HORSE beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC, TRIUMPH ROCKET III).
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLSTF
88.9% pass · 30.1k tests
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLSTC
89.4% pass · 23.7k tests
TRIUMPH
ROCKET III
88.3% pass · 15.5k tests
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FXDWG
88.7% pass · 14.6k tests
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 DARK HORSE.
Pass rate by registration year
how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date
Best year to buy used: 2016 (100.0% pass). Weakest: 2016 (100.0%).
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.