Ducati MOT failure rates by model
Ducati cars fail 11.3% of MOT tests. Here is every Ducati model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Ducati cars?
Across 495,231 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 11.3% of Ducati cars fail. That is 14.4 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Ducati models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ducati M600 | 18.0% | 10,515 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati St2 | 15.9% | 7,716 | Brakes |
| Ducati M750 | 15.7% | 4,309 | Brakes |
| Ducati 1000ds | 15.7% | 1,112 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 600 | 15.6% | 3,586 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati M620 | 15.5% | 8,004 | Brakes |
| Ducati M900 | 15.0% | 9,007 | Brakes |
| Ducati S2r | 14.6% | 1,587 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati M800 | 14.1% | 1,334 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 749s | 13.9% | 1,623 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 749 | 13.8% | 13,362 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati St4 | 13.8% | 5,968 | Brakes |
| Ducati 999 | 13.3% | 9,023 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 750 | 13.2% | 9,252 | Brakes |
| Ducati M695 | 13.2% | 2,418 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 748b | 13.2% | 1,601 | Brakes |
| Ducati 748 | 13.1% | 30,136 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati Monster | 13.1% | 17,301 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 999s | 13.1% | 4,034 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati Hyperstrada | 13.1% | 2,377 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati S4 | 13.0% | 7,777 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati M | 12.4% | 13,836 | Brakes |
| Ducati M696 | 12.3% | 8,654 | Brakes |
| Ducati 999r | 12.3% | 1,414 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 848 | 12.2% | 13,165 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati Superbike | 12.1% | 1,546 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati M797 | 11.8% | 2,089 | Brakes |
| Ducati Hypermotard | 11.7% | 13,573 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati St4s | 11.7% | 6,187 | Brakes |
| Ducati F848 | 11.6% | 2,460 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 916 | 11.5% | 16,161 | Brakes |
| Ducati Unknown | 11.5% | 1,225 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 1098 | 11.2% | 9,757 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 750ss | 11.2% | 1,058 | Brakes |
| Ducati 900 | 11.1% | 15,647 | Brakes |
| Ducati S4r | 11.1% | 2,046 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 996 | 10.9% | 17,801 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati St3 | 10.8% | 3,125 | Other |
| Ducati 900ss | 10.8% | 2,741 | Brakes |
| Ducati M796 | 10.7% | 3,883 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati M821 | 10.6% | 3,067 | Brakes |
| Ducati Sport | 10.0% | 2,560 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 888 | 10.0% | 2,354 | Brakes |
| Ducati 899 | 9.9% | 7,143 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 851 | 9.9% | 2,107 | Brakes |
| Ducati M1100 | 9.8% | 5,363 | Brakes |
| Ducati 1198 | 9.8% | 4,852 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati X | 9.7% | 4,841 | Brakes |
| Ducati Gt | 9.7% | 1,272 | Brakes |
| Ducati Supersport | 9.6% | 6,993 | Brakes |
| Ducati M1200 | 9.6% | 2,293 | Brakes |
| Ducati 1098s | 9.6% | 1,244 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati Streetfighter | 9.5% | 5,497 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 998 | 9.2% | 5,305 | Brakes |
| Ducati Diavel | 9.1% | 18,166 | Brakes |
| Ducati Multistrada | 8.9% | 60,754 | Brakes |
| Ducati 1199 | 8.9% | 8,440 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati Scrambler | 8.3% | 22,009 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 959 | 7.6% | 4,219 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati Panigale | 7.5% | 8,561 | Lamps & electrical |
| Ducati 1299 | 6.9% | 5,520 | Lamps & electrical |
Which Ducati fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Ducati M600 has the highest failure rate at 18.0%, and the Ducati 1299 the lowest at 6.9%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain