2013 Ducati Monster Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2013 Ducati Monster, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure133.3%
- Brakes133.3%
- Fuel system133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2013 DUCATI MONSTER 796 FROM THE DEALER MAY 24TH 2013 AND DROVE IT HOME IN THE BACK OF MY BROTHERS TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP PUT IN . THE BIKE KEPT THE ORIGINAL 7 MILES ON THE ODOMETER THAT THE DEALER PUT ON. I NEVER TEST DROVE IT OR ANYTHING. I TOOK IT OUT FOR A DRIVE THE FIRST TIME AND WHEN I GOT BACK THE TANK COVER WAS WARPING DOWN THE CENTER. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT THAT MOMENT. THE MILEAGE READ 60 MILES AND WAS ONLY TAKEN OUT ON LOCAL STREETS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM. SENT THEM PHOTOS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND THEY WILL LET ME KNOW FROM DUCATI WHAT WILL HAPPEN. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LEAKING GAS SINCE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE GAS TANK. A MONTH GOES BY AND NOTHING. I CALL AGAIN. NOONE THERE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. NOT THE 3 PEOPLE I TALKED TO. SO I HAD TO SEND THEM THE INFO AGAIN ON JUNE 20TH 2013. THEY ONCE AGAIN SAY EVERYTHING IS ALL SET. JULY 6TH I CALL TO FIND THE STATUS AND FOR 4 DAYS I WAS NOT RETURNED CALLS OR PUT THROUGH TO ANYONE WHO COULD HELP OR TELL ME ANYTHING. I FINALLY GET AN EMAIL JULY 10TH NEEDING A PICTURE OF MY VIN NUMBER. I WAS TOLD FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS THAT EVERYTHING WAS ALL SET. I THEN CONTACT DUCATI AND THEY SAY IT WAS FORWARDED TO THE PROPER DEPT BUT AFTER 2.5 WEEKS HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING OR RECEIVED A NUMBER TO CALL. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
Inconsistent braking, extended stopping distance and unexpected soft rear brake pedal when applying the brakes.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2013 DUCATI MONSTER 796 FROM THE DEALER MAY 24TH 2013 AND DROVE IT HOME IN THE BACK OF MY BROTHERS TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP PUT IN . THE BIKE KEPT THE ORIGINAL 7 MILES ON THE ODOMETER THAT THE DEALER PUT ON. I NEVER TEST DROVE IT OR ANYTHING. I TOOK IT OUT FOR A DRIVE THE FIRST TIME AND WHEN I GOT BACK THE TANK COVER WAS WARPING DOWN THE CENTER. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT THAT MOMENT. THE MILEAGE READ 60 MILES AND WAS ONLY TAKEN OUT ON LOCAL STREETS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM. SENT THEM PHOTOS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND THEY WILL LET ME KNOW FROM DUCATI WHAT WILL HAPPEN. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LEAKING GAS SINCE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE GAS TANK. A MONTH GOES BY AND NOTHING. I CALL AGAIN. NOONE THERE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. NOT THE 3 PEOPLE I TALKED TO. SO I HAD TO SEND THEM THE INFO AGAIN ON JUNE 20TH 2013. THEY ONCE AGAIN SAY EVERYTHING IS ALL SET. JULY 6TH I CALL TO FIND THE STATUS AND FOR 4 DAYS I WAS NOT RETURNED CALLS OR PUT THROUGH TO ANYONE WHO COULD HELP OR TELL ME ANYTHING. I FINALLY GET AN EMAIL JULY 10TH NEEDING A PICTURE OF MY VIN NUMBER. I WAS TOLD FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS THAT EVERYTHING WAS ALL SET. I THEN CONTACT DUCATI AND THEY SAY IT WAS FORWARDED TO THE PROPER DEPT BUT AFTER 2.5 WEEKS HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING OR RECEIVED A NUMBER TO CALL. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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