Ducati M796: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which M796 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.9% average, from 2,896 DVSA tests.

2011

highest-passing year · 88.9%

2010

lowest-passing year · 87.0%

1.9pp

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: 2011 (88.9% of 956 tests). Lowest: 2010 (87.0% of 584).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.9%)
2010	584	87.0%	-0.9 pp
2011	956	88.9%	+1.0 pp
2012	926	87.8%	-0.1 pp
2013	399	87.5%	-0.4 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 · 2013–2025

Questions

Which M796 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati M796 falls more than two points under the model's 87.9% overall pass rate.
Which M796 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2011, at 88.9% of 956 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the M796 pass rate vary by year?: 1.9 percentage points between the highest (2011, 88.9%) and lowest (2010, 87.0%) 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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