U.S. public vehicle records

2008 Ducati HYPERMOTARD problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

82 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2008 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 3 complaints include usable failure mileage.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel System, Gasoline is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 3 complaints (66.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	2	66.7%
Fuel system concerns	1	33.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Fuel System, Gasoline

Fuel System, Other

Power Train

Fuel System, Gasoline: 2; Fuel System, Other: 1; Power Train: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2008

2009

2011

2008: 1; 2009: 1; 2011: 1

Pattern summary

Fuel System, Gasoline leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 2 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10245718 · 2008-10-16 (October 16, 2008)

ON JULY 11, 2008 I PURCHASED A NEW DUCATI HYPERMOTARD 1100 MOTORCYLE. APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS LATER IT STARTED STALLING UPON INITIAL START UP. IT WOULD RESTART AND IDLE ROUGH. THEN AFTER MOVING OFF TO MY FIRST STOP (INTERSECTION ,LIGHT ETC.) IT WOULD STALL AGAIN. ONCE MOTORCYCLE WAS FULLY WARMED UP IT WOULDN'T STALL AS MUCH. I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY RESET THE TPS(THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR) AND RAISED THE IDLE. THE BIKE WOULD STILL STALL OUT ESPECIALLY THE WARMER THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS. I BROUGHT BIKE BACK TO D…

Owner-reported narrative. 82 miles reported. Look up ODI 10245718 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10265110 · 2009-04-13 (April 13, 2009)

MOTORCYCLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR WHEN PULLING IN THE CLUTCH. HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 11 TIMES AND THEY HAVE REPLACED , ECU, EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE SEALS, AND NUMEROUS ITEMS. DEALER CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. IT'S UNSAFE WHEN IT JUST DIES. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS BIKE BUT DUCATI WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 8 miles reported. Look up ODI 10265110 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10382683 · 2011-02-14 (February 14, 2011)

MY MOTORCYCLE, 2008 DUCATI S2R1000 (NOT AN OPTION ON THE NEXT VEHICLE SELECTOR), HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO WEDGE IT AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CLOSE IT. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME WHICH MAKES THE GAS TANK SIT TO ONE SIDE. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE EXCEPT FOR AN AFTERMAR…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10382683 at NHTSA ↗