Harley-Davidson Fltrxs vs Harley-Davidson XL1200C

The Harley-Davidson Fltrxs passes its MOT first time more often than the Harley-Davidson XL1200C: 94.8% vs 88.4%, a 6.4-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	Harley-Davidson Fltrxs	Harley-Davidson XL1200C
First-time pass rate	94.8%	88.4%
Outright fail rate	3.7%	5.7%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+8.5 pts	+2.3 pts
Engine size	1,690cc	1,200cc
Rank among all models	#93 of 5428	#1478 of 5428
Median miles at test	13,440	9,976
MOT tests analysed	382	15,738
Most common failure	lamps and reflectors	lighting and signalling

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	Harley-Davidson Fltrxs	Harley-Davidson XL1200C
2018	87.9%	90.7%
2019	95.0%	89.2%
2020	97.4%	91.8%
2021	98.1%	90.0%
2022	96.3%	88.3%
2023	94.5%	88.7%
2024	95.3%	90.8%
2025	93.5%	88.9%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Harley-Davidson Fltrxs	Harley-Davidson XL1200C
0k-10k miles	95.0%	89.9%
10k-20k miles	92.5%	88.1%
20k-30k miles	98.5%	86.1%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRXS 94.8% pass · 382 tests HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL1200C 88.4% pass · 15.7k tests

See each bike's full report (trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals) on its own page.