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Ducati Scrambler 800 Cafe RacerYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Ducati Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: Service brakesSafety recalls12017–2018 model years

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

Best & worst years

Ducati Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer 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 Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer median. Tap a year for its full report.

'17'18
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2017Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Ducati Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer problems

All model years combined: 3 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 brakes30
1 recall

Ducati Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer recalls

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

85%Foundation components: master cylinder17V-812 · 2017–2018 · Dec 15, 2017 · 6,758 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer

  1. Extended Stopping DistancePE21003 · 2017–2018 · closed Jul 9, 2021
    Led to recall 21V-315