BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Ducati Hypermotard 950: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Hypermotard 950 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.4% average, from 658 DVSA tests.

2018
highest-passing year · 92.3%
2019
lowest-passing year · 88.3%
4.0pp
spread across 5 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: 2018 (92.3% of 65 tests). Lowest: 2019 (88.3% of 230). Years more than two points below the model average: 2019.

88%90%93%2018: 92.3% pass (65 tests)2019: 88.3% pass (230 tests)2020: 91.8% pass (159 tests)2021: 90.8% pass (131 tests)2022: 91.8% pass (73 tests)201820202022
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (90.4%)
2018 65 92.3% +1.9 pp
2019 230 88.3% -2.1 pp
2020 159 91.8% +1.4 pp
2021 131 90.8% +0.4 pp
2022 73 91.8% +1.4 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
82%89%95%2022: 84.6% pass (78 tests)2023: 88.6% pass (140 tests)2024: 93.1% pass (173 tests)2025: 91.1% pass (258 tests)20222025

Questions

Which Hypermotard 950 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2019 registered examples pass first time less often than the Ducati Hypermotard 950 overall (90.4%); the 2019 cohort is lowest at 88.3% from 230 tests.
Which Hypermotard 950 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2018, at 92.3% of 65 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Hypermotard 950 pass rate vary by year?
4.0 percentage points between the highest (2018, 92.3%) and lowest (2019, 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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