BIKERELIABILITY Reg check
Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Ducati Supersport S: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Supersport S years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 90.5% average, from 2,430 DVSA tests.

2020
highest-passing year · 91.7%
2019
lowest-passing year · 88.3%
3.4pp
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: 2020 (91.7% of 96 tests). Lowest: 2019 (88.3% of 375). Years more than two points below the model average: 2019.

88%90%93%2017: 91.2% pass (1,320 tests)2018: 90.0% pass (620 tests)2019: 88.3% pass (375 tests)2020: 91.7% pass (96 tests)201720192020
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (90.5%)
2017 1,320 91.2% +0.7 pp
2018 620 90.0% -0.5 pp
2019 375 88.3% -2.2 pp
2020 96 91.7% +1.2 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
88%92%95%2020: 94.1% pass (305 tests)2021: 91.9% pass (357 tests)2022: 88.9% pass (461 tests)2023: 89.5% pass (506 tests)2024: 90.8% pass (370 tests)2025: 89.0% pass (429 tests)20202025

Questions

Which Supersport S years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2019 registered examples pass first time less often than the Ducati Supersport S overall (90.5%); the 2019 cohort is lowest at 88.3% from 375 tests.
Which Supersport S year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2020, at 91.7% of 96 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the Supersport S pass rate vary by year?
3.4 percentage points between the highest (2020, 91.7%) and lowest (2019, 88.3%) 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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