Ducati Multistrada 950 S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Multistrada 950 S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 96.1% average, from 1,165 DVSA tests.

2021

highest-passing year · 98.1%

2019

lowest-passing year · 95.3%

2.8pp

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: 2021 (98.1% of 215 tests). Lowest: 2019 (95.3% of 612).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (96.1%)
2019	612	95.3%	-0.8 pp
2020	332	96.4%	+0.3 pp
2021	215	98.1%	+2.0 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 · 2022–2025

Questions

Which Multistrada 950 S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati Multistrada 950 S falls more than two points under the model's 96.1% overall pass rate.
Which Multistrada 950 S year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2021, at 98.1% of 215 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Multistrada 950 S pass rate vary by year?: 2.8 percentage points between the highest (2021, 98.1%) and lowest (2019, 95.3%) 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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