Ducati M1100 S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which M1100 S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.4% average, from 1,038 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 92.7%

2011

lowest-passing year · 88.0%

4.7pp

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: 2008 (92.7% of 55 tests). Lowest: 2011 (88.0% of 117).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.4%)
2008	55	92.7%	+3.3 pp
2009	535	89.0%	-0.4 pp
2010	331	90.0%	+0.6 pp
2011	117	88.0%	-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 · 2012–2025

Questions

Which M1100 S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati M1100 S falls more than two points under the model's 89.4% overall pass rate.
Which M1100 S year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 92.7% of 55 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the M1100 S pass rate vary by year?: 4.7 percentage points between the highest (2008, 92.7%) and lowest (2011, 88.0%) 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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