BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Ducati Multistrada 950: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Multistrada 950 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 94.5% average, from 2,332 DVSA tests.

2019
highest-passing year · 95.3%
2018
lowest-passing year · 93.9%
1.4pp
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: 2019 (95.3% of 300 tests). Lowest: 2018 (93.9% of 704).

93%95%96%2017: 94.4% pass (1,242 tests)2018: 93.9% pass (704 tests)2019: 95.3% pass (300 tests)201720182019
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (94.5%)
2017 1,242 94.4% -0.1 pp
2018 704 93.9% -0.6 pp
2019 300 95.3% +0.8 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 · 2020–2025
91%95%99%2020: 97.4% pass (274 tests)2021: 94.8% pass (385 tests)2022: 95.3% pass (450 tests)2023: 92.0% pass (474 tests)2024: 96.2% pass (364 tests)2025: 93.2% pass (381 tests)20202025

Questions

Which Multistrada 950 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
none: no registration year of the Ducati Multistrada 950 falls more than two points under the model's 94.5% overall pass rate.
Which Multistrada 950 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2019, at 95.3% of 300 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Multistrada 950 pass rate vary by year?
1.4 percentage points between the highest (2019, 95.3%) and lowest (2018, 93.9%) 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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