Ducati Scrambler Cafe Racer: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Scrambler Cafe Racer years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 93.6% average, from 983 DVSA tests.

2019

highest-passing year · 95.6%

2020

lowest-passing year · 90.0%

5.6pp

spread across 4 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 (95.6% of 182 tests). Lowest: 2020 (90.0% of 60). Years more than two points below the model average: 2020.

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (93.6%)
2017	522	94.1%	+0.5 pp
2018	204	91.7%	-1.9 pp
2019	182	95.6%	+2.0 pp
2020	60	90.0%	-3.6 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

Questions

Which Scrambler Cafe Racer years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: 2020 registered examples pass first time less often than the Ducati Scrambler Cafe Racer overall (93.6%); the 2020 cohort is lowest at 90.0% from 60 tests.
Which Scrambler Cafe Racer year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2019, at 95.6% of 182 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Scrambler Cafe Racer pass rate vary by year?: 5.6 percentage points between the highest (2019, 95.6%) and lowest (2020, 90.0%) 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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