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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Ducati Panigale V4 S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Panigale V4 S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 91.6% average, from 2,194 DVSA tests.

2020
highest-passing year · 96.1%
2021
lowest-passing year · 85.8%
10.3pp
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: 2020 (96.1% of 204 tests). Lowest: 2021 (85.8% of 134). Years more than two points below the model average: 2021, 2022.

84%91%98%2018: 92.0% pass (1,158 tests)2019: 91.4% pass (602 tests)2020: 96.1% pass (204 tests)2021: 85.8% pass (134 tests)2022: 88.9% pass (72 tests)201820202022
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (91.6%)
2018 1,158 92.0% +0.4 pp
2019 602 91.4% -0.2 pp
2020 204 96.1% +4.5 pp
2021 134 85.8% -5.8 pp
2022 72 88.9% -2.7 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 · 2021–2025
90%92%94%2021: 91.7% pass (266 tests)2022: 91.5% pass (411 tests)2023: 92.5% pass (509 tests)2024: 91.9% pass (446 tests)2025: 90.7% pass (557 tests)20212025

Questions

Which Panigale V4 S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2021, 2022 registered examples pass first time less often than the Ducati Panigale V4 S overall (91.6%); the 2021 cohort is lowest at 85.8% from 134 tests.
Which Panigale V4 S year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2020, at 96.1% of 204 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Panigale V4 S pass rate vary by year?
10.3 percentage points between the highest (2020, 96.1%) and lowest (2021, 85.8%) 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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