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Ducati ScramblerYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 20 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Ducati Scrambler.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints20Top: Service brakesSafety recalls32015–2022 model years

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

Best & worst years

Ducati Scrambler 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 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2019Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2018Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2016Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall2015Not rated–/1008 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Ducati Scrambler problems

All model years combined: 20 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 brakes140
Fuel/propulsion system40
Power train10
Structure10
3 recalls

Ducati Scrambler recalls

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

64%Exterior lighting: turn signal21V-361 · 2021 · May 17, 2021 · 228 vehicles70%12v/24v/48v battery: cables20V-781 · 2018–2021 · Dec 15, 2020 · 1,072 vehicles59%Motorcycle: kickstand/center stand16V-891 · 2015–2016 · Dec 12, 2016 · 5,502 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Scrambler

  1. Extended Stopping DistancePE21003 · 2015–2020 · closed Jul 9, 2021
    Led to recall 21V-315