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Ducati Monster 1000Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Ducati Monster 1000.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5Top: Fuel system, gasolineSafety recalls12005–2006 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Ducati Monster 1000 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Monster 1000 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'05'06
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Ducati Monster 1000 problems

All model years combined: 5 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel system, gasoline30
Fuel/propulsion system20
1 recall

Ducati Monster 1000 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Front: shock absorber05V-219 · 2005 · May 13, 2005 · 117 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Monster 1000

  1. Fuel leak at pump/tank interfacePE10045 · 2005 · closed Feb 28, 2011
    Led to recall 11V-020