2015 Ducati 899 0.9L Petrol · WP15 LCG

The 2015 Ducati 899 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 18 August 2025 at 12,039 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and every prior annual examination from 2022 through 2024 similarly closed with a clean sheet. No advisories or mechanical faults appear anywhere in the chain, so the documented history shows no worsening or recurring defect pattern. Mileage sits exceptionally low for an eleven-year-old machine. The record opens at 12,079 miles on 5 May 2022 and peaks at just 12,701 miles on 23 August 2024, before dropping to 12,039 miles by the 2025 test. Annual use averaged roughly 1,094 miles, with the 2022 to 2024 window adding only 622 miles total. Such figures imply long standing periods rather than regular riding, and the sparse, fault-free entries give little to scrutinise beyond the bare chronology. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection focused on storage-related degradation. Prolonged inactivity at low mileage typically allows brake calipers to seize, fork seals to weep, and tyre sidewalls to craze despite the tester recording no defects. The 5 May 2022 entry shows both a fail and a pass logged on the same day at identical mileage, with no defects cited; this administrative anomaly warrants confirmation that the failure was clerical rather than a suppressed mechanical fault. Suspension linkage greasing, coolant condition, and brake fluid hygroscopy remain unseen by the MOT and demand checking. The clean record offers reassurance on structural integrity and emissions, but the Ducati's low-use profile means consumable age, not wear, now drives the real risk.