Ducati Monster S2R: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Monster S2R years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 85.4% average, from 1,974 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 86.3%

2008

lowest-passing year · 75.9%

10.4pp

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: 2007 (86.3% of 410 tests). Lowest: 2008 (75.9% of 54). Years more than two points below the model average: 2004, 2008.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (85.4%)
2004	51	82.4%	-3.0 pp
2005	896	85.6%	+0.2 pp
2006	563	85.6%	+0.2 pp
2007	410	86.3%	+0.9 pp
2008	54	75.9%	-9.5 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 · 2008–2025

Questions

Which Monster S2R years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2004, 2008 registered examples pass first time less often than the Ducati Monster S2R overall (85.4%); the 2008 cohort is lowest at 75.9% from 54 tests.
Which Monster S2R year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 86.3% of 410 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Monster S2R pass rate vary by year?: 10.4 percentage points between the highest (2007, 86.3%) and lowest (2008, 75.9%) 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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