Ducati
Ducati has 40 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1994–2026), with 84 recall campaigns and 381 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2012 (10). The component complaints name most often is fuel system, gasoline (502.3 per 1,000 component mentions). The Sport Classic line has the most complaints, 142 over 2 model years.
A further 2 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Ducati and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Ducati model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Ducati only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport Classic | 2 | 1 | 142 | 71.0 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Monster S4RS | 2 | 1 | 32 | 16.0 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Monster S2 R | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| 848 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 4.6 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| MTS 1000 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7.3 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| 1098 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8.5 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| 1199 Panigale | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5.0 | Power Train |
| Diavel | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2.3 | Service Brakes |
| Hypermotard | 9 | 5 | 13 | 1.4 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| F1098 Streetfighter | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8.0 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Panigale V4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0.6 | Visibility/Wiper |
| Supersport | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | Visibility/Wiper |
| Multistrada 1200 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0.8 | Service Brakes |
| Scrambler | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0.8 | Fuel/Propulsion System |
| 1098S | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| 1198S | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 | Engine |
| Monster 1100 EVO | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | Service Brakes |
| 999 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.3 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Xdiavel | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | Structure |
| MTS1200 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | Unknown or Other |
| 999S | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| ST2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Monster 1200 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0.3 | Service Brakes |
| 916 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0.4 | Steering |
| 1098 Tricolore | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| 1098R | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | Engine |
| Xdiavel S | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 | Service Brakes |
| Monster 821 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | Service Brakes |
| 1299 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | Power Train |
| M900 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Hypermotard 796 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Monster 620 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Panigale V4 S | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Panigale R | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Streetfighter V4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 749S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Streetfighter V2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1199 Superleggera | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Desmosedici RR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Monster 796 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Ducati complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Ducati had?
84 NHTSA recall campaigns name Ducati vehicles (model years 1994–2026). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 125,299, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Ducati model line has the most complaints?
Sport Classic: 142 complaints over 2 model years (71.0 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Ducati?
fuel system, gasoline (502.3 per 1,000 mentions), fuel/propulsion system (75.7 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (73.4 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.