Harley-Davidson MOT pass rate

45,779 MOT tests in 2024. Overall pass rate: 91.4%

Harley-Davidson has a 91.4% MOT pass rate based on 45,779 real DVSA test records from 2024. That is 13.1 percentage points above the UK average of 78.3%. It ranks 7 out of 85 makes.

The strongest model is the - at 98.1%, while the 883 is lowest at 84.8%.

The single most common reason a Harley-Davidson fails its MOT is number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, which accounted for 288 failures.

Most common Harley-Davidson MOT failures

Reason	Count
number plate does not conform to the specified requirements	288
tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	200
reflector missing or reflecting white to the rear	181
stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	158
a direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	139
a stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released	126
brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm	120
the aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	112
a stop lamp(s) does not illuminate by the operation of both brake controls or remains on when the brakes are released	101
a rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps	101

How Harley-Davidson compares

Harley-Davidson pass rate91.4%

UK average78.3%

Black line = UK average (78.3%). Based on 57.7 million MOT tests.

All Harley-Davidson models

Model	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
Xl	3,379	89.3%	9,822
Unclassified	2,593	88.2%	20,890
Xlh 883	2,396	87.4%	16,117
Flstf	1,819	91.9%	20,567
Flstc	1,469	91.4%	23,084
Fxsb	1,001	92.6%	10,639
Flhr	865	90.5%	27,216
Vrsca	738	89.8%	14,077
Unclassified	737	90.2%	18,981
Xl883	715	86.4%	16,811
Xl53 C	713	87.2%	17,532
Xl 1200 C Custom Sport	710	90.7%	15,644
Fxdl	706	90.9%	19,850
Fxd	685	91.1%	24,585
Fxdb	676	87.9%	15,926
Fat Bob	664	89.6%	14,295
Fxdwg	642	89.7%	22,932
Xlh1200	636	86.9%	18,683
Sportster	623	87.6%	19,998
Fxdf	613	88.4%	20,829
Xl1200C	600	89.3%	18,569
Fxfbs Fat Bob 114 1868 19	570	93.7%	7,156
Flstfi	565	90.6%	20,929
1200	560	91.2%	11,513
Xl 883 N Iron 17	549	89.1%	7,427
Xl 883 N Iron 18	540	91.3%	6,825
Flstc	536	92%	24,907
Xl 1200 X Forty Eight 17	525	89.7%	7,829
Fxstc	519	91.1%	23,942
Fxdc	477	89.3%	19,269
Fxdwg	470	87.4%	25,046
Fxsb Breakout 1690 17	465	93.1%	8,537
Xl 1200 X Forty Eight 18	460	91.5%	5,661
Flstfb	451	94.2%	11,014
Flsb Sport Glide 1745 20	448	96.2%	8,245
Xl1200C	442	88.9%	15,017
Eglide	436	94%	23,514
Fxdx	430	90.7%	27,143
Fxfbs Fat Bob 114 1868 18	425	94.6%	9,177
Fls	424	91.5%	11,411
Flfbs Fatboy 114 1868 18	418	92.8%	8,291
Flhxs	413	95.4%	21,427
Flstci	412	92.2%	29,666
Flfbs Fatboy 114 1868 19	400	91.8%	6,406
Street	399	89.2%	9,509
Pan America 1250 Special	381	94.2%	7,025
Flsb Sport Glide 1745 19	377	94.7%	10,100
Xl 883 N Iron 17	373	92.8%	8,675
Fxbrs Breakout 114 1868 19	364	91.5%	5,803
Flstf	359	89.1%	19,507
Fxlrs Low Rider S 1868 20	351	92%	8,259
Xl883C	334	87.1%	15,989
Xl883C Sportster	331	88.5%	15,876
Flhtc	330	95.5%	24,831
Xl 1200 X Forty Eight 19	326	89.3%	4,686
Flsb Sport Glide 1745 21	322	93.8%	7,051
Fxr	321	86.3%	24,965
Fxbb Street Bob 1745 18	319	91.2%	8,649
Xl 883R	311	87.1%	15,887
Xl883	311	91%	12,993
Forty Eight	302	90.1%	8,158
Fxstb	294	85.7%	29,447
Xl 883L Sportster	293	87%	14,630
Xl 883 N Iron 20	292	90.4%	4,920
Fat Boy	290	86.9%	23,322
Xl 883 R Sportster	278	89.9%	16,470
Street Rod Xg 750 A 18	273	93.8%	5,825
Flhtcui	271	91.5%	38,245
Xl1200S	270	88.5%	17,035
Flhrc	267	89.5%	24,266
Fxfbs Fat Bob 114 1868 21	266	91.7%	5,623
Vrscdx	265	89.1%	9,652
Flhxs Street Glide Sp 1868 20	262	93.9%	11,257
Flsb Sport Glide 1745 18	260	96.5%	13,622
Flstn	259	87.6%	18,109
Fxdl	258	90.7%	25,346
Flfbs Fatboy 114 1868 20	256	94.9%	5,150
Flhxs Street Glide Sp 1868 21	252	94%	6,555
Fxcwc	248	91.5%	11,745
Flstci Heritage Softail Classi	246	93.1%	28,128
Xl 1200 Cx Roadster 17	242	89.3%	7,357
Fxbb Street Bob 1745 19	237	90.7%	10,562
883	231	84.8%	14,034
Flhx	230	93.9%	25,313
Fat Bob Fxdf 103 1690 17	228	87.3%	10,814
Flhrci Road King Cla	217	94.9%	29,968
Flhrci	215	91.6%	30,636
Xl 1200 N Nightster	212	90.1%	15,414
-	212	98.1%	16,457
Fxdls Dyna Lowrider S 1801 17	210	93.3%	9,520
Flhrci	209	96.2%	30,862
Vrscf	208	92.3%	10,082
Pro Street Breakout 1801 17	207	97.6%	10,383
Xl 883 N Iron 19	206	89.8%	6,003
Xl1200R	205	91.7%	16,388
Iron 883 Xl N 13	203	87.2%	12,135
Flhxs Street Glide Sp 1868 19	203	97%	12,540
Fxbbs Street Bob 114 1868 21	202	92.1%	4,598
Fxsti	202	95%	23,159
Xl 1200 Low Sportster	200	89%	17,686