Ducati 1198: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 1198 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 88.2% average, from 2,077 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 89.8%

2009

lowest-passing year · 86.7%

3.1pp

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: 2011 (89.8% of 589 tests). Lowest: 2009 (86.7% of 836).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (88.2%)
2009	836	86.7%	-1.5 pp
2010	579	88.1%	-0.1 pp
2011	589	89.8%	+1.6 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 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati 1198 falls more than two points under the model's 88.2% overall pass rate.
Which 1198 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 89.8% of 589 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 1198 pass rate vary by year?: 3.1 percentage points between the highest (2011, 89.8%) and lowest (2009, 86.7%) 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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