Ducati Diavel 1260 S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Diavel 1260 S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 92.3% average, from 822 DVSA tests.

2021

highest-passing year · 95.3%

2020

lowest-passing year · 88.8%

6.5pp

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: 2021 (95.3% of 129 tests). Lowest: 2020 (88.8% of 170). Years more than two points below the model average: 2020.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (92.3%)
2019	484	92.8%	+0.5 pp
2020	170	88.8%	-3.5 pp
2021	129	95.3%	+3.0 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 · 2022–2025

Questions

Which Diavel 1260 S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2020 registered examples pass first time less often than the Ducati Diavel 1260 S overall (92.3%); the 2020 cohort is lowest at 88.8% from 170 tests.
Which Diavel 1260 S year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2021, at 95.3% of 129 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Diavel 1260 S pass rate vary by year?: 6.5 percentage points between the highest (2021, 95.3%) and lowest (2020, 88.8%) 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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