2007 Ducati 1098 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 20%of 10 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 120miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2007 Ducati 1098, 20% of the 10 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 120 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“1) vehicle stalls while coming to a stop or when stopped 2) a few times, vehicle stalled while cornering in 1st gear. Almost crashed. Other times, vehicle stalled while coming to stop at light and then light turns green. Almost get rear ended. 3) dealer replaced ecu based on service bulletin. Bike still stalls.”
NHTSA complaint #10192259, filed 2007-06, 40 miles“The contact owns a 2007 Ducati 1098. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift into neutral and would completely shut down while driving between 10-70 MPH or when attempting to park. Also, the rear sprocket that holds the chain was under recall and the contact was advised not to ride the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times, but the failure persists. The failure mileage was 200 and current mileage was 3,100.”
NHTSA complaint #10235541, filed 2008-07, 200 milesRelated recalls
- 08V253000Jun 5, 2008Ducati is recalling 3,614 my 2007-2008 1098, 1098s, and 1098 tricolore motorcycles. The rear drive sprocket can fail.Covers: Ducati 1098 2007–2008, 1098S 2007–2008, 1098 Tricolore 2007–2008
Related service bulletins
- 10240311Jul 13, 2023Finial Drive Chain Maintenance Precautions. Applicability: All Models and Model Years (except XDiavel). This Service Bulletin replaces and cancels the previous bulletins…
- 10169796Dec 31, 2019Final Drive Chain Maintenance Precautions - Applicability: All models and Model Years (except XDiavel). The purpose of this service bulletin is to further inform dealers and…
- 10029886May 5, 2009Ducati motorcycle: the gear selector mechanism applicable to all ducati model motorcycles equipped with 2v/4v engines has been revised due to difficulty in selecting a gear and…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 20% |
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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