2011 Ducati Multistrada 1200 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 2011 Ducati Multistrada 1200, 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
- Brakes150.0%
- Fuel system150.0%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE FIRST ISSUE ON MY DUCATI IS THE REAR BRAKE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY FOR MANY YEARS NOW. THE REAR BRAKE DOES NOT STOP MY BIKE IN A SAFE DISTANCE AND WHEN WARMED UP WHILE RIDING IT IS VERY SQUISHY AND DOES NOT LOCK UP EVEN WHEN EXTREME PRESSURE IS APPLIED. I HAVE CHANGED THE FLUID RELIGIOUSLY MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR AND HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHICH THE SAME RESULTS WITH ALL BRAND NEW EQUIPMENT! THE REAR FLUID LOCATION IS IN MY OPINION THE ISSUE...THE FLUID HEATS UP AND BREAKS DOWN, PREVENTING IT FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ADDITIONALLY MY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DUCATI'S YET NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM...WHICH IS THE SENSOR FAILS TO READ TO FUEL LEVEL PROPERLY AND AT A COST OF $125 JUST FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART NOT TO MENTION THE LABOR IT COSTS TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE THE FAULTY SENSOR WITH A NEW ONE....SEVERAL HOURS IN LABOR LATER EACH TIME...THE NEW SENSOR WILL WORK FOR A FEW MONTHS TO A YEAR THEN STOP WORKING AGAIN AND GIVE ERRORS JUST LIKE BEFORE. I HAVE TRIED EVERY NEW SERIES OF FUEL SENSOR FROM DUCATI FOR MY MOTORCYCLE AND STILL THE SAME RESULT. PLEASE HELP THE DUCATI OWNERS LIKE MYSELF BY INVESTIGATING THESE KNOWN ISSUES AND FORCE DUCATI TO FIX THESE ISSUES ON ALL THEIR BIKES ONCE AND FOR ALL!
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
THE FIRST ISSUE ON MY DUCATI IS THE REAR BRAKE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY FOR MANY YEARS NOW. THE REAR BRAKE DOES NOT STOP MY BIKE IN A SAFE DISTANCE AND WHEN WARMED UP WHILE RIDING IT IS VERY SQUISHY AND DOES NOT LOCK UP EVEN WHEN EXTREME PRESSURE IS APPLIED. I HAVE CHANGED THE FLUID RELIGIOUSLY MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR AND HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHICH THE SAME RESULTS WITH ALL BRAND NEW EQUIPMENT! THE REAR FLUID LOCATION IS IN MY OPINION THE ISSUE...THE FLUID HEATS UP AND BREAKS DOWN, PREVENTING IT FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ADDITIONALLY MY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DUCATI'S YET NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM...WHICH IS THE SENSOR FAILS TO READ TO FUEL LEVEL PROPERLY AND AT A COST OF $125 JUST FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART NOT TO MENTION THE LABOR IT COSTS TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE THE FAULTY SENSOR WITH A NEW ONE....SEVERAL HOURS IN LABOR LATER EACH TIME...THE NEW SENSOR WILL WORK FOR A FEW MONTHS TO A YEAR THEN STOP WORKING AGAIN AND GIVE ERRORS JUST LIKE BEFORE. I HAVE TRIED EVERY NEW SERIES OF FUEL SENSOR FROM DUCATI FOR MY MOTORCYCLE AND STILL THE SAME RESULT. PLEASE HELP THE DUCATI OWNERS LIKE MYSELF BY INVESTIGATING THESE KNOWN ISSUES AND FORCE DUCATI TO FIX THESE ISSUES ON ALL THEIR BIKES ONCE AND FOR ALL!
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
Data on this page last refreshed .