Ducati X Diavel: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which X Diavel years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.4% average, from 3,445 DVSA tests.

2019

highest-passing year · 90.8%

2017

lowest-passing year · 88.8%

2.0pp

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: 2019 (90.8% of 185 tests). Lowest: 2017 (88.8% of 959).

Registered	Tests	First-time pass	vs model (89.4%)
2016	1,663	89.5%	+0.1 pp
2017	959	88.8%	-0.6 pp
2018	505	89.1%	-0.3 pp
2019	185	90.8%	+1.4 pp
2020	85	90.6%	+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 · 2019–2025

Questions

Which X Diavel years have the lowest MOT pass rate?: none: no registration year of the Ducati X Diavel falls more than two points under the model's 89.4% overall pass rate.
Which X Diavel year has the highest MOT pass rate?: 2019, at 90.8% of 185 first tests (2005–2025).
How much does the X Diavel pass rate vary by year?: 2.0 percentage points between the highest (2019, 90.8%) and lowest (2017, 88.8%) 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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