Ducati M800: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which M800 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.0% average, from 641 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 92.7%

2003

lowest-passing year · 77.1%

15.6pp

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: 2006 (92.7% of 55 tests). Lowest: 2003 (77.1% of 105). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2004, 2010.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.0%)
2003	105	77.1%	-7.9 pp
2004	51	80.4%	-4.6 pp
2005	148	89.2%	+4.2 pp
2006	55	92.7%	+7.7 pp
2010	117	82.1%	-2.9 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 · 2011–2022

Questions

Which M800 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2003, 2004, 2010 registered examples pass first time less often than the Ducati M800 overall (85.0%); the 2003 cohort is lowest at 77.1% from 105 tests.
Which M800 year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 92.7% of 55 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2005, 2006.
How much does the M800 pass rate vary by year?: 15.6 percentage points between the highest (2006, 92.7%) and lowest (2003, 77.1%) 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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