Indian Motorcycle Dark Horse vs Harley-Davidson Flstf

The Indian Motorcycle Dark Horse passes its MOT first time more often than the Harley-Davidson Flstf: 98.3% vs 89.0%, a 9.3-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Indian Motorcycle Dark Horse	Harley-Davidson Flstf
First-time pass rate	98.3%	89.0%
Outright fail rate	0.0%	4.9%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+10.8 pts	+3.6 pts
Engine size	1,811cc	1,450cc
Median miles at test	9,090	12,480
MOT tests analysed	175	30,148
Most common failure	n/a	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 mileage

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

Mileage	Indian Motorcycle Dark Horse	Harley-Davidson Flstf
0k-10k miles	98.9%	90.1%
10k-20k miles	100.0%	88.7%

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

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE DARK HORSE 98.3% pass · 175 tests HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF 89.0% pass · 30.1k tests

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