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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Ducati 848 Evo: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 848 Evo years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.8% average, from 2,604 DVSA tests.

2010
highest-passing year · 87.9%
2013
lowest-passing year · 82.3%
5.6pp
spread across 4 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 (87.9% of 372 tests). Lowest: 2013 (82.3% of 209). Years more than two points below the model average: 2013.

81%85%89%2010: 87.9% pass (372 tests)2011: 86.4% pass (1,483 tests)2012: 83.9% pass (529 tests)2013: 82.3% pass (209 tests)201020122013
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (85.8%)
2010 372 87.9% +2.1 pp
2011 1,483 86.4% +0.6 pp
2012 529 83.9% -1.9 pp
2013 209 82.3% -3.5 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 · 2013–2025
76%85%95%2013: 78.8% pass (33 tests)2014: 84.5% pass (206 tests)2015: 80.9% pass (283 tests)2016: 85.3% pass (312 tests)2017: 86.8% pass (281 tests)2018: 85.6% pass (202 tests)2019: 84.1% pass (189 tests)2020: 89.9% pass (148 tests)2021: 88.8% pass (224 tests)2022: 83.7% pass (203 tests)2023: 85.1% pass (208 tests)2024: 89.5% pass (162 tests)2025: 91.4% pass (151 tests)20132025

Questions

Which 848 Evo years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2013 registered examples pass first time less often than the Ducati 848 Evo overall (85.8%); the 2013 cohort is lowest at 82.3% from 209 tests.
Which 848 Evo year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2010, at 87.9% of 372 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the 848 Evo pass rate vary by year?
5.6 percentage points between the highest (2010, 87.9%) and lowest (2013, 82.3%) 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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