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Ducati Desmosedici motorcycles: how many are still registered?

143still registered

Ducati Desmosedici motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 156 (2010 Q2) - 91.6% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 1.5% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 129 in 2030.

124 of the survivors (86.7%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

91.6% survives 2010 Q2 peak: 156

Declared off-road (SORN)124 · 86.7%
Disappearing per year1.5%
Projected 2030~129

By year

All 143 surviving Ducati Desmosedici motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built2007 → 2012
150750
200720082009201020112012
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On the road over time

Total Ducati Desmosedici motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

155
20082026: 144
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Ducati Desmosedici motorcycles split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

901cc to 1000cc142 motorcycles · 99.3%
1001cc to 1100cc1 motorcycles · 0.6%

Fuel

Petrol143 · 100%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.