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Model report · 2005–2025

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE FTR R CARBON

1203cc Petrol Class 2
93.0%
first-time pass rate
0.0%
failed outright
3,622
median miles at test
100
MOT tests, 2005–2025
+3.2pp
vs expected · age & mileage

The pass rate is the MOT first-time pass: a roadworthiness check of the items an MOT covers (brakes, lights, tyres, steering, structure, emissions), not a full mechanical inspection of engine or gearbox internals. It is a reliability signal, not a complete measure of mechanical reliability. What this measures.

“vs expected” adjusts for age, mileage and test class, so a cherished classic and a hard-used commuter are compared fairly. How this works.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the FTR R CARBON beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE, TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD, HARLEY-DAVIDSON XLH 883).

TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE 89.0% pass · 195k tests Compare head-to-head →
TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD 87.8% pass · 56.3k tests Compare head-to-head →
HARLEY-DAVIDSON XLH 883 87.4% pass · 41.3k tests Compare head-to-head →
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF 89.0% pass · 30.1k tests Compare head-to-head →

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 FTR R CARBON.

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INDIAN MOTORCYCLE SCOUT SIXTY 92.2% pass · 1,103 tests
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE CHIEF 93.8% pass · 1,096 tests
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE FTR 1200 91.5% pass · 752 tests
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE ROADMASTER 96.6% pass · 641 tests

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Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2021 (91.8% pass). Weakest: 2021 (91.8%).

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.

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