Ducati M695: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which M695 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.3% average, from 1,965 DVSA tests.

2008

highest-passing year · 88.3%

2007

lowest-passing year · 84.3%

4.0pp

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: 2008 (88.3% of 309 tests). Lowest: 2007 (84.3% of 860).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.3%)
2006	795	85.3%	+0.0 pp
2007	860	84.3%	-1.0 pp
2008	309	88.3%	+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 · 2009–2025

Questions

Which M695 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati M695 falls more than two points under the model's 85.3% overall pass rate.
Which M695 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2008, at 88.3% of 309 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the M695 pass rate vary by year?: 4.0 percentage points between the highest (2008, 88.3%) and lowest (2007, 84.3%) 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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