Harley-Davidson Fxrt common MOT failures and failure rate
What a Harley-Davidson Fxrt fails its MOT on, from real DVSA test data, and the part that resolves each item.
Based on 96 MOT tests in DVSA data.
About 13.5% of MOT tests recorded on the Harley-Davidson Fxrt in DVSA data end in a failure. The same handful of items account for most of them.
Its most common failure is other, which makes up 23.1% of the Harley-Davidson Fxrt's failures, followed by other, registration plate, lamps & electrical. Each item below links to the part that resolves it. Confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying, and have safety-critical work done by a competent mechanic.
What it fails on, and why
This covers a range of smaller items, from a non-working horn to a warning light left on.
A missing, damaged, dirty or incorrectly-spaced number plate, or one using the wrong font, will fail. A replacement plate is inexpensive.
Lighting is the single most common MOT failure and the cheapest to put right. A blown headlight, brake-light or number-plate bulb, a cracked lens, or a headlamp beam that points too high or low will all fail. Most are a two-minute bulb swap.
The parts that fix each
If your car has just failed, you have 10 working days to fix the items and get a free partial retest. These are the usual parts; confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying.
Other models
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain