Ducati Multistrada 1200 S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Multistrada 1200 S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 87.5% average, from 1,902 DVSA tests.

2012

highest-passing year · 88.7%

2011

lowest-passing year · 86.0%

2.7pp

spread across 3 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: 2012 (88.7% of 319 tests). Lowest: 2011 (86.0% of 592).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (87.5%)
2010	957	87.9%	+0.4 pp
2011	592	86.0%	-1.5 pp
2012	319	88.7%	+1.2 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 · 2013–2025

Questions

Which Multistrada 1200 S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S falls more than two points under the model's 87.5% overall pass rate.
Which Multistrada 1200 S year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2012, at 88.7% of 319 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Multistrada 1200 S pass rate vary by year?: 2.7 percentage points between the highest (2012, 88.7%) and lowest (2011, 86.0%) 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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