Ducati M797: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which M797 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.4% average, from 1,494 DVSA tests.

2019

highest-passing year · 87.1%

2018

lowest-passing year · 85.1%

2.0pp

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: 2019 (87.1% of 240 tests). Lowest: 2018 (85.1% of 470).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (86.4%)
2017	679	86.9%	+0.5 pp
2018	470	85.1%	-1.3 pp
2019	240	87.1%	+0.7 pp
2020	94	86.2%	-0.2 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 · 2020–2025

Questions

Which M797 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati M797 falls more than two points under the model's 86.4% overall pass rate.
Which M797 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2019, at 87.1% of 240 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the M797 pass rate vary by year?: 2.0 percentage points between the highest (2019, 87.1%) and lowest (2018, 85.1%) 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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