Ducati MTS1200 ABS: problems, complaints, bulletins

Summary for the Ducati MTS1200 ABS across 1 model years: 8 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.

Model years

Year	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)	YouTube repair videos
2010	8	0	0	0

What fails most often

1 Powertrain 38% of all complaints
2 Service brakes 38% of all complaints
3 Engine and cooling 25% of all complaints

Circle size and colour show each component’s share of NHTSA complaints. Schematic only, not a drawing of the exact model.

Powertrain: 3 complaints (38% of all).
Service brakes: 3 complaints (38% of all).
Engine and cooling: 2 complaints (25% of all).

Symptoms owners describe

How many of the 8 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).

stalls while driving5 · 63%
headlights and tail lights1 · 13%
brake failure1 · 13%

Components owners complain about

Component	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)
Powertrain	3	0	0
Service brakes	3	0	0
Engine and cooling	2	0	0

What owners report

Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.

The brake will fade and then will do nothing on the rear, the first time it happened on the ride home from the dealer after purchase 05/11, but did not fail completely, the next time on 06/10/11 the brake failed completely and almost caused a crash, bike was repaired by ducati at 600 mile service by a brake bleed, the…
Service brakes · 2010 · 2012-09-03 · NHTSA complaint #10473652
The motorcycle has stalled unexpectedly 8 times since purchased new. Six of those times, the bike was in motion. Stalling has happened in a variety of situation, including on the highway in busy commute traffic, and at night. When the stall occurs, the headlight turns off.
Engine and cooling · 2010 · 2010-12-09 · NHTSA complaint #10369848
Rear brake engagement is weak and set too far through the pedal motion.
Service brakes · 2010 · 2010-12-02 · NHTSA complaint #10368697
When slowing down for a stop sign or red light the engine will just stall with no warning. This requires me to restart the bike in traffic. A very dangerous problem.
Powertrain · 2010 · 2010-08-18 · NHTSA complaint #10350233
Engine will stall when approaching a stop. It happens with no warning and requires a restart in traffic.
Powertrain · 2010 · 2010-08-18 · NHTSA complaint #10350235
Stalling issues with the 2010 ducati multi-strada 1200. I have had 3 occurrences of the bike shutting down during normal driving conditions. All three times the issue occurred as I was slowing down the bike, and the engine just shut down. This occurred once on a freeway, which has obvious safety issues.
Engine and cooling · 2010 · 2010-08-17 · NHTSA complaint #10350142

When owners complained

NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.

20106
20111
20121

What to check before buying

Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.

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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.