Indian Motorcycle Scout Bobber Twenty vs Harley-Davidson Flstf

The Indian Motorcycle Scout Bobber Twenty passes its MOT first time more often than the Harley-Davidson Flstf: 90.7% vs 89.0%, a 1.7-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

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

Metric	Indian Motorcycle Scout Bobber Twenty	Harley-Davidson Flstf
First-time pass rate	90.7%	89.0%
Outright fail rate	3.9%	4.9%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+0.8 pts	+3.6 pts
Engine size	1,133cc	1,450cc
Rank among all models	#748 of 5428	#1269 of 5428
Median miles at test	3,126	12,480
MOT tests analysed	204	30,148
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	Indian Motorcycle Scout Bobber Twenty	Harley-Davidson Flstf
2023	81.6%	89.7%
2024	92.9%	90.4%
2025	92.7%	91.8%

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

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE SCOUT BOBBER TWENTY 90.7% pass · 204 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.