22.7%
Exhaust system
The exhaust system is leaking, damaged, corroded, or insecure. Exhaust leaks can let harmful fumes into the cabin and increase noise.
MOT wording: Exhaust has a minor leak
FiatUsed-car reliability
How reliable is a used Fiat?
At 7 years old, the average Fiat fails its MOT more often than the average UK car.
MOT fail rate · 7-year-old cars
Fiat20.6%
UK average16.6%
Fails more often than the average 7-year-old car (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%)
Where to start
The lowest and highest fail rates in the Fiat range
The Fiat models whose MOT tests at 7 years old most and least often ended in a fail.
Lowest fail rates
- 1
Fiat Panda18.5%fail rate - 2
Fiat 500X19.4%fail rate - 3
Fiat 50019.7%fail rate
Highest fail rates
- 1
Fiat Punto27.5%fail rate - 2
Fiat 500L27.4%fail rate - 3
Fiat Doblo24.8%fail rate
What actually goes wrong
What breaks on Fiat cars
The most common MOT faults across the Fiat range, in plain English. Models with more MOT tests count for more. The percentage is the share of MOT tests on Fiat cars that recorded that defect.
19.0%
Tyre condition
A tyre is worn, cut, damaged or otherwise not fit for the road. Tyres are the only thing connecting the car to the road, so this is always worth taking seriously.
MOT wording: Tyre worn close to the legal limit or worn on the edge
17.8%
Rigid brake pipe
A rigid metal brake pipe is corroded, damaged, kinked, or leaking. These permanently fixed pipes carry pressurised brake fluid — any weakness is a serious safety concern.
MOT wording: Brake pipe corroded or covered in grease
17.7%
Fluid leak
The vehicle is leaking a fluid — oil, coolant, fuel or hydraulic. A slight seep is common on older cars; a continuous drip is both a road hazard and a sign of something failing.
MOT wording: Oil leak, but not excessive
Across all Fiat models; models with more MOT tests count for more.
The whole range
Every Fiat that ranks, in plain English
For each model, one number: the share of its MOT tests at 7 years old that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. Lower is better. The UK average (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%) is shown for reference. Only models with enough MOT data at 7 years old are ranked. The rest sit just below, unranked.
8 models
Fiat Panda
The lowest 7-year fail rate of any Fiat here.
18.5%fail rate at 7 years old
Fiat 500X
Among the lower fail rates in the Fiat range at 7 years old.
19.4%fail rate at 7 years old
Fiat 500
Among the lower fail rates in the Fiat range at 7 years old.
19.7%fail rate at 7 years old
Fiat Tipo
Above the Fiat average, and at or above the UK average.
24.1%fail rate at 7 years old
Fiat Qubo
Above the Fiat average, and at or above the UK average.
24.2%fail rate at 7 years old
Fiat Doblo
Above the Fiat average, and at or above the UK average.
24.8%fail rate at 7 years old
Fiat 500L
Above the Fiat average, and at or above the UK average.
27.4%fail rate at 7 years old
Fiat Punto
Above the Fiat average, and at or above the UK average.
27.5%fail rate at 7 years old
Fail rates are the share of MOT tests on 7-year-old cars ending in a fail, retests included (DVSA MOT results, 2025). UK average across all makes at the same age: 16.6%. How we count fail rates
Not directly comparable with the figures at 7 years old
Shown unranked. These models don’t have enough MOT data at 7 years old yet. They’re either too new (few cars old enough) or too old (few still on the road). Each is shown at the age with the most tests, so the percentages aren’t directly comparable to the list above.
Too new to rankFiat 500e
12.8%fail rate at 3 years old · 5,365 MOT tests
Too old to rankFiat Coupe
27.3%fail rate at 25+ years old · 923 MOT tests
Too old to rankFiat Stilo
33.0%fail rate at 21 years old · 188 MOT tests
Too old to rankFiat Seicento
34.0%fail rate at 22 years old · 435 MOT tests
Too old to rankFiat Sedici
34.6%fail rate at 18 years old · 471 MOT tests
Too old to rankFiat Bravo
36.1%fail rate at 17 years old · 1,456 MOT tests
Looking at one in particular?
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