10.0%fail rate
Harley-Davidson MOT failure rates by model
Harley-Davidson cars fail 10.0% of MOT tests. Here is every Harley-Davidson model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Harley-Davidson cars?
Across 545,635 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 10.0% of Harley-Davidson cars fail. That is 15.7 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Harley-Davidson models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson Xlh1000 | 15.7% | 1,237 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Unknown | 13.2% | 3,170 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Softail | 12.6% | 1,648 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Vrscr | 12.4% | 2,291 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Sportster | 12.3% | 3,842 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxrs | 12.1% | 2,227 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxcwc | 12.1% | 2,085 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson 1200 | 12.0% | 6,416 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxstdi | 12.0% | 2,776 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Forty | 11.9% | 1,240 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdwgi | 11.8% | 3,464 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Iron | 11.6% | 2,325 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Xl883c | 11.5% | 13,016 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Xlh | 11.4% | 50,615 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Xl53 | 11.4% | 15,212 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flstsb | 11.4% | 1,806 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Custom | 11.4% | 1,087 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdbi | 11.2% | 5,372 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxstc | 11.1% | 10,132 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Xl1200 | 11.1% | 1,130 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Xl1200s | 11.1% | 1,099 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Soft | 11.0% | 1,168 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxr | 11.0% | 1,137 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flhrsi | 10.9% | 3,613 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Vrsca | 10.9% | 2,012 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxstb | 10.8% | 3,364 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxstd | 10.8% | 3,253 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxd | 10.8% | 1,197 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Flst | 10.7% | 1,422 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdf | 10.6% | 14,831 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxsti | 10.6% | 2,257 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdwg | 10.5% | 8,523 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdb | 10.5% | 6,992 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Vrscb | 10.5% | 2,757 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Flstf | 10.3% | 9,966 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Vrscdx | 10.3% | 1,711 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Vrscaw | 10.3% | 1,605 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdl | 10.2% | 4,446 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Flhri | 10.2% | 2,355 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flstfia | 10.2% | 2,167 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Flstfb | 10.2% | 1,996 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxds-C | 10.2% | 1,034 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Xl | 10.1% | 78,530 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Xl1200r | 10.1% | 8,091 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fat | 10.1% | 4,045 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Vrscf | 9.9% | 1,543 | Registration plate |
| Harley-Davidson Xl1200c | 9.8% | 8,805 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Xl883 | 9.8% | 4,917 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Flstni | 9.8% | 3,506 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flht | 9.7% | 1,611 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Street | 9.6% | 3,750 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Dyna | 9.6% | 1,793 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Heritage | 9.6% | 1,612 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flstci | 9.5% | 17,223 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flstfi | 9.5% | 14,020 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fatboy | 9.5% | 1,148 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Flhrc | 9.4% | 7,143 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdci | 9.4% | 3,875 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Flstn | 9.3% | 3,410 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxstsse | 9.3% | 1,446 | Tyres |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdx | 9.3% | 1,355 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flstc | 9.2% | 15,786 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxst | 9.2% | 6,759 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtc | 9.1% | 2,096 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flh | 9.1% | 1,619 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdfse | 9.1% | 1,021 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdc | 9.0% | 5,771 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson - | 9.0% | 1,084 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdxi | 8.9% | 1,908 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flstsci | 8.9% | 1,325 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Flstfse | 8.9% | 1,199 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Flhrci | 8.8% | 8,805 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtcuse | 8.7% | 1,781 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxbb | 8.6% | 3,044 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxsb | 8.5% | 3,581 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxlrs | 8.5% | 1,707 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Xr | 8.4% | 3,871 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxbrs | 8.4% | 3,144 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdi | 8.4% | 1,508 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtc-U | 8.3% | 2,041 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxlr | 8.3% | 2,031 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxfbs | 8.2% | 5,042 | Lamps & electrical |
| Harley-Davidson Flfbs | 8.2% | 4,104 | Tyres |
| Harley-Davidson Flhr | 7.9% | 2,992 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxd35 | 7.9% | 1,415 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdxt | 7.7% | 1,537 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flhx | 7.6% | 2,841 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtcu | 7.0% | 2,357 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtcui | 6.7% | 2,026 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flhcs | 6.7% | 1,689 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flsb | 6.1% | 5,429 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Fld | 6.1% | 1,416 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtk | 5.9% | 2,569 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flhxse | 5.6% | 1,302 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flhxs | 5.5% | 2,237 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Flhrxs | 4.4% | 1,552 | Brakes |
| Harley-Davidson Pan | 4.3% | 1,212 | Lamps & electrical |
Which Harley-Davidson fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Harley-Davidson Xlh1000 has the highest failure rate at 15.7%, and the Harley-Davidson Pan the lowest at 4.3%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain