Ducati 1198 S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 1198 S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.1% average, from 1,691 DVSA tests.

2010

highest-passing year · 91.1%

2011

lowest-passing year · 88.3%

2.8pp

spread across 3 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2010 (91.1% of 463 tests). Lowest: 2011 (88.3% of 145).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.1%)
2009	1,050	88.7%	-0.4 pp
2010	463	91.1%	+2.0 pp
2011	145	88.3%	-0.8 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2012–2025

Questions

Which 1198 S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati 1198 S falls more than two points under the model's 89.1% overall pass rate.
Which 1198 S year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2010, at 91.1% of 463 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 1198 S pass rate vary by year?: 2.8 percentage points between the highest (2010, 91.1%) and lowest (2011, 88.3%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

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