Reliability & cost of ownership
Ducati 916 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ducati 916? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Ducati 916 problems by model year
28 recall entries and 2 owner complaints on file across 19 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2012 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2000 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1999 916 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1998 916 | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1997 916 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1996 916 | 3 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1995 916 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ducati 916, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- steering1 complaint
- tires1 complaint