Ducati S2R: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which S2R years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 82.7% average, from 1,272 DVSA tests.

2007

highest-passing year · 82.8%

2005

lowest-passing year · 81.8%

1.0pp

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: 2007 (82.8% of 290 tests). Lowest: 2005 (81.8% of 587).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (82.7%)
2005	587	81.8%	-0.9 pp
2006	316	82.3%	-0.4 pp
2007	290	82.8%	+0.1 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 · 2008–2025

Questions

Which S2R years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati S2R falls more than two points under the model's 82.7% overall pass rate.
Which S2R year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2007, at 82.8% of 290 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the S2R pass rate vary by year?: 1.0 percentage points between the highest (2007, 82.8%) and lowest (2005, 81.8%) 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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