Ducati 907: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which 907 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.0% average, from 587 DVSA tests.

1994

highest-passing year · 90.3%

1992

lowest-passing year · 84.2%

6.1pp

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: 1994 (90.3% of 72 tests). Lowest: 1992 (84.2% of 184).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.0%)
1991	168	84.5%	-0.5 pp
1992	184	84.2%	-0.8 pp
1993	118	88.1%	+3.1 pp
1994	72	90.3%	+5.3 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 · 2006–2014

Questions

Which 907 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati 907 falls more than two points under the model's 85.0% overall pass rate.
Which 907 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 1994, at 90.3% of 72 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 1993, 1994.
How much does the 907 pass rate vary by year?: 6.1 percentage points between the highest (1994, 90.3%) and lowest (1992, 84.2%) 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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