BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
Model report · 2005–2025

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE SPRINGFIELD

1811cc Petrol Class 2
99.0%
first-time pass rate
0.7%
failed outright
9,204
median miles at test
292
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2020–2025

The SPRINGFIELD's first-time pass rate has held steady since 2020 (100.0% → 100.0%).

97%98%100%2020: 100.0% pass (35 tests)2021: 100.0% pass (43 tests)2022: 98.1% pass (54 tests)2023: 98.1% pass (52 tests)2024: 97.9% pass (48 tests)2025: 100.0% pass (47 tests)20202025

Pass rate by mileage

how the SPRINGFIELD's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage SPRINGFIELD passes first time 100.0% of the time; by 20k that's 100.0%.

96%98%100%0k: 100.0% pass (155 tests)10k: 96.8% pass (93 tests)20k: 100.0% pass (30 tests)0k10k20k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a SPRINGFIELD

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
Identification of the vehicle
1 33.3
suspension
1 33.3
tyres
1 33.3

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 SPRINGFIELD beats 4 of its 4 closest rivals (HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC, TRIUMPH ROCKET III).

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 SPRINGFIELD.

Pass rate by registration year

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

Best year to buy used: 2018 (100.0% pass). Weakest: 2017 (98.0%).

97%99%100%2016: 98.9% pass (92 tests)2017: 98.0% pass (101 tests)2018: 100.0% pass (60 tests)201620172018

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.