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Most reliable cruiser motorcycles

Ranked by Bike Reliability score: how often each model passes its annual roadworthiness test first time, compared with bikes of the same age and mileage. How it works

TypeAllSportNakedAdventureTouringSport touringCruiserScooterDual-sportEnduroSupermotoUnderbone
EngineAnyUp to 50 cc51-125 cc126-499 cc500-750 cc751-1000 ccOver 1000 cc
Tests500+ (well tested)All scored models (100+)

232 models · page 3 of 5

#ModelPassed first timeTestsScore
101Honda VT 750 C3 Black Widow2003 · Cruiser87.6%52575
102Yamaha XV 1600 A Wild Star2001-2002 · Cruiser87.0%3,07974
103Harley-Davidson FXCWC Softail Rocker C2008-2011 · Cruiser88.8%2,70174
104BMW R 850 C/r 850 C Avantgarde1999-2000 · Cruiser85.6%2,57574
105Kawasaki VN 1600 Classic2003-2004 · Cruiser87.0%2,24574
106Harley-Davidson XLH 883 Sportster 883 Hugger2002 · Cruiser88.5%13,97273
107Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight2013-2020 · Cruiser89.3%1,85473
108Harley-Davidson XL883R Sportster2002-2008 · Cruiser88.3%5,04473
109Yamaha XVS 1100 A DragStar Classic1998-2007 · Cruiser87.5%4,20073
110Harley-Davidson FXDF Fat Bob2010-2011 · Cruiser87.8%3,59173
111Triumph America2003-2017 · Cruiser88.3%3,52973
112Ducati Xdiavel2016-2020 · Cruiser89.3%3,48473
113Suzuki VL 800 Intruder Volusia2001-2003 · Cruiser87.2%1,65973
114Harley-Davidson Breakout 1142020 · Cruiser89.8%1,24973
115Triumph Thunderbird1995-2018 · Cruiser87.5%48,63272
116Harley-Davidson XL883L Sportster 883 Low2006-2010 · Cruiser88.2%1,86772
117Harley-Davidson XL 883C Sportster 883 Custom2003-2010 · Cruiser88.2%52772
118Harley-Davidson XL 53C Sportster Custom 532002-2003 · Cruiser87.9%8,13872
119Harley-Davidson XL883L Sportster Low2007 · Cruiser88.2%3,00672
120Honda VT 750 C4 Shadow2006 · Cruiser87.5%2,47972
121Harley-Davidson VRSCDX Night Rod Special2007-2012 · Cruiser88.1%1,68272
122Harley-Davidson FXSTC Softail Custom1999-2010 · Cruiser86.9%5,72171
123Harley-Davidson Dyna Fat Bob2013-2017 · Cruiser87.7%3,12371
124Harley-Davidson FXDBI Street Bob2006 · Cruiser87.1%3,11371
125Harley-Davidson XL 1200S Sportster 1200 Sport2002-2003 · Cruiser88.0%1,78871
126Harley-Davidson FLSTC 1340 Heritage Softail Classic1988-1992 · Cruiser87.6%1,76871
127Yamaha XVS 650 Drag Star Silverado2003-2006 · Cruiser87.6%14,00770
128Kawasaki VN 9002010 · Cruiser87.5%6,73370
129Harley-Davidson FXSTDI Softail Deuce2002-2006 · Cruiser87.0%3,39770
130Honda VTX1300S2003-2007 · Cruiser86.7%5,90370
131Honda VTX 13002004-2006 · Cruiser86.0%77470
132Harley-Davidson VRSCB V-Rod2004-2005 · Cruiser87.6%2,25169
133Harley-Davidson FXSTB Softail Night Train1998-2009 · Cruiser86.6%1,65169
134Triumph Bonneville Bobber2017-2026 · Cruiser89.4%89369
135Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight2021-2022 · Cruiser89.4%57769
136Yamaha XVS 1100 DragStar1999-2004 · Cruiser85.6%54069
137Harley-Davidson XL1200C Sportster Custom2000-2007 · Cruiser87.2%6,39868
138Harley-Davidson XL883C Sportster2008 · Cruiser87.7%3,37268
139Yamaha XV 535 DX Virago De Luxe1998-2000 · Cruiser87.0%3,12168
140Suzuki VL 1500 Intruder Legendary Classic1998 · Cruiser85.6%2,27468
141Harley-Davidson XL1200N Sportster 1200 Nightster2008-2010 · Cruiser87.4%55668
142Harley-Davidson FXSTC 1340 Softail Custom1987-1992 · Cruiser87.3%1,91168
143Harley-Davidson Street Bob2020-2026 · Cruiser88.1%1,02068
144Yamaha XV 535 DX Virago2001-2003 · Cruiser87.0%8,58467
145Kawasaki VN 800 Classic1996-2004 · Cruiser87.0%1,56967
146Harley-Davidson FXSTB Night Train1999-2006 · Cruiser85.8%88767
147Harley-Davidson XL 1200X Forty-Eight2011 · Cruiser87.9%3,40967
148Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom1996-2019 · Cruiser87.0%1,79467
149Kawasaki VN 800 Vulcan1995-2001 · Cruiser85.8%6,08466
150Harley-Davidson FXRS 1340 Low Rider1986-1992 · Cruiser87.0%1,24266

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