Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Ducati ST2: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which ST2 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 81.4% average, from 6,483 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2004 (85.3% of 150 tests). Lowest: 1997 (79.0% of 1,222). Years more than two points below the model average: 1997, 1999.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (81.4%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,222 | 79.0% | -2.4 pp |
| 1998 | 1,766 | 81.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 720 | 79.2% | -2.2 pp |
| 2000 | 750 | 83.2% | +1.8 pp |
| 2001 | 878 | 83.8% | +2.4 pp |
| 2002 | 499 | 83.6% | +2.2 pp |
| 2003 | 400 | 80.5% | -0.9 pp |
| 2004 | 150 | 85.3% | +3.9 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
Questions
- Which ST2 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 1997, 1999 registered examples pass first time less often than the Ducati ST2 overall (81.4%); the 1997 cohort is lowest at 79.0% from 1,222 tests.
- Which ST2 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2004, at 85.3% of 150 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2001, 2002, 2004.
- How much does the ST2 pass rate vary by year?
- 6.3 percentage points between the highest (2004, 85.3%) and lowest (1997, 79.0%) 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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