Ducati Multistrada 1000 S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Multistrada 1000 S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.5% average, from 2,270 DVSA tests.

2006

highest-passing year · 84.1%

2003

lowest-passing year · 80.2%

3.9pp

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: 2006 (84.1% of 151 tests). Lowest: 2003 (80.2% of 1,036).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (81.5%)
2003	1,036	80.2%	-1.3 pp
2004	852	81.8%	+0.3 pp
2005	188	83.5%	+2.0 pp
2006	151	84.1%	+2.6 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 · 2006–2025

Questions

Which Multistrada 1000 S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati Multistrada 1000 S falls more than two points under the model's 81.5% overall pass rate.
Which Multistrada 1000 S year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2006, at 84.1% of 151 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Multistrada 1000 S pass rate vary by year?: 3.9 percentage points between the highest (2006, 84.1%) and lowest (2003, 80.2%) 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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