2020 Ducati Multistrada

Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues

Engine is the leading concern among 6 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the highest complaint count among 7 Multistrada model years with reports.

Complaints by model year
  1. 6
Primary concernEngine4 reports · 67% of complaints
Owner complaints6Filed with NHTSA
Recall relationshipNo recalls on fileNHTSA campaign records

What owners report most often

  1. Engine4
  2. Fuel/propulsion system3
  3. Power train2
  4. Service brakes2

Recalls and investigations

No safety recalls on file.

Representative owner complaints: fuel/propulsion system

3 reports, newest first. Show all

  1. Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Mar 12, 2024

    When the throttle is off, the revs go down to 0 then bounce back up to idle (most of the time anyway, if it doesn't stall). This happens when I am coming to a stop, downshifting to first/neutral. It is very distracting and with ambient road noise, if you are not paying attention, will catch you offguard and will leave you trying to restart bike while in traffic, cars beeping, and flying past you. very dangerous and needs to be check by Ducati. there are numerous others with the same situation.

  2. Power train, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Oct 20, 2021

    Upon coming to a stop to make a left turn, while pulling in the clutch to engage first gear, the engine quit, stranding me in the middle of the roadway while attempting to restart motorcycle. Traffic to my rear could collide into me as well as possible cross traffic. This has happened multiple times in multiple situations. No warning lights or messages occurred prior to engine stalling. While personally investigating the problem I have found that this appears to be a common problem with this model of motorcycle and anecdotal reports indicate the manufacturer has developed an internal repair procedure to address this issue only after owners have reported it, which is after the potential safety issue has occurred. My motorcycle was purchased new from the dealership.

  3. Power train, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 5, 2021

    Upon starting from a stop, then rapidly stopping to avoid vehicle who had unexpectedly stopped in front of me, the engine quit, stranding me in the middle of the intersection while attempting to restart motorcycle. Traffic to my rear could collide into me as well as possible cross traffic. This has happened several times and I have video documentation. Dealer has not been able to duplicate problem. No warning lights or messages occurred prior to engine stalling. While personally investigating the problem I found that this appears to be a common problem with this year make and model of motorcycle which the manufacturerer either has been unable to or refuses to address. Note that I had previously owned and operated an earlier model of this motorcycle (2017) and had no such problems with it while putting over 20k miles on it.