Ducati 1199 Panigale vs Triumph Daytona

The Ducati 1199 Panigale passes its MOT first time more often than the Triumph Daytona: 90.3% vs 83.6%, a 6.7-point lead.

MOT reliability, side by side

first-time pass rate, outright fail rate and tests analysed · 2005–2025

Metric	Ducati 1199 Panigale	Triumph Daytona
First-time pass rate	90.3%	83.6%
Outright fail rate	4.2%	9.4%
Vs comparable bikes (age & mileage adjusted)	+2.2 pts	-1.2 pts
Engine size	1,198cc	955cc
Rank among all models	#854 of 5428	#2835 of 5428
Median miles at test	6,377	15,798
MOT tests analysed	288	113,145
Most common failure	reg plates and vin	lighting and signalling

First-time outcomes on normal tests, 2005–2025. "Most common failure" is the component group with the most recorded defects on failed tests. Read pass rates against test counts: a smaller sample is noisier. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

"Vs comparable bikes" is the first-time pass rate minus the rate expected for each bike's own mix of age, mileage and test class, in percentage points: positive means better than comparable bikes. How this works.

Pass rate by test year

first-time MOT pass rate in each calendar year both bikes were tested

Test year	Ducati 1199 Panigale	Triumph Daytona
2016	85.4%	83.9%
2017	95.2%	84.7%
2022	90.3%	85.9%

Each year mixes bikes of different ages, so a fleet that is getting older tends to slip.

Pass rate by mileage

first-time MOT pass rate by miles on the clock at test

Mileage	Ducati 1199 Panigale	Triumph Daytona
0k-10k miles	89.8%	88.3%
10k-20k miles	90.3%	83.8%

Bands with fewer than 30 tests for either bike are left out.

DUCATI 1199 PANIGALE 90.3% pass · 288 tests TRIUMPH DAYTONA 83.6% pass · 113k tests

See each bike's full report (trend, mileage curve, failure breakdown and rivals) on its own page.