Ducati Monster 1200Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 17 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Ducati Monster 1200.

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

Best & worst years

Ducati Monster 1200 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 1200 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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  • Caution
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Complaints by system

Most common Ducati Monster 1200 problems

All model years combined: 17 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
Service brakes160
Air bags11
Vehicle speed control10
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Monster 1200

  1. Extended Stopping DistancePE21003 · 2014–2021 · closed Jul 9, 2021
    Led to recall 21V-315