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Fiat Doblo Mk2 (2010-2022) reliability

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Fiat Doblo Mk2 built around 2018: more fails still not passed 3 days later

Fiat Doblo Mk2 models built around 2018 fail an MOT and still haven’t passed 3 days later more often than similar cars the same age. Look closely at the tyres on any car you view.

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Key figure

6.1% of MOT tests on Fiat Doblo Mk2 models built around 2018 failed and still hadn’t passed 3 days later. For similar cars the same age, it was 3.5%.

Most common issue

The most common MOT issue on Fiat Doblo Mk2 models built around 2018 involves the tyres.

poor reliability2010-2022MPVDIESEL / PETROL

Based on 45,634 tests of Doblo models registered 2010-2022.

About 1 in 4 diesel Doblo cars registered in 2022 (24.3%) failed their first MOT.

Based on 630 first MOTs (DVSA MOT results, 2025).

About 1 in 15 Doblo Mk2 MOTs (6.1%) failed and still hadn't passed 3 days later. That's for cars built around 2018 (7 years old), all fuels combined.

Based on 2,708 tests (DVSA MOT results, 2025). A fail that passed a retest within 3 days, even the same day, isn't counted. Nor is a fail with no later MOT on record.

About 1 in 15 Doblo Mk2 MOTs (6.3%) found at least one dangerous defect. These are cars built around 2018 (7 years old).

Based on 2,708 tests (DVSA MOT results, 2025). Dangerous is the most serious grade an MOT gives: a direct risk to road safety.

Mk2 fail rate by age

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for cars this age
Age / builtFail rateMOT tests
3 yearsbuilt around 2022
1,65919.2%
4 yearsbuilt around 2021
1,99122.4%
5 yearsbuilt around 2020
1,65522.8%
6 yearsbuilt around 2019
2,57022.6%
7 yearsbuilt around 2018
2,70824.8%
8 yearsbuilt around 2017
3,99726.2%
9 yearsbuilt around 2016
5,17727.1%
10 yearsbuilt around 2015
6,42828.4%
11 yearsbuilt around 2014
8,37226.1%
12 yearsbuilt around 2013
4,87225.0%
13 yearsbuilt around 2012
2,53431.5%
14 yearsbuilt around 2011
2,59232.3%
15 yearsbuilt around 2010
1,07929.1%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Build years are worked out from age, so they are approximate. Tests counted are 2025 MOTs. Highest fail rate at 14 years old.

How the Doblo Mk2 compares

At each age below, see how the Doblo Mk2 holds up against other cars the same age. The averages combine all fuel types.

Based on 46,069 tests across 9 Fiat models, built around 2018 (7 years old).

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateFiat average
Age / builtFail rateMOT tests
3 yearsbuilt around 2022
1,65919.2%
4 yearsbuilt around 2021
1,99122.4%
5 yearsbuilt around 2020
1,65522.8%
6 yearsbuilt around 2019
2,57022.6%
7 yearsbuilt around 2018
2,70824.8%
8 yearsbuilt around 2017
3,99726.2%
9 yearsbuilt around 2016
5,17727.1%
10 yearsbuilt around 2015
6,42828.4%
11 yearsbuilt around 2014
8,37226.1%
12 yearsbuilt around 2013
4,87225.0%
13 yearsbuilt around 2012
2,53431.5%
14 yearsbuilt around 2011
2,59232.3%
15 yearsbuilt around 2010
1,07929.1%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Build years are worked out from age, so they are approximate. Tests counted are 2025 MOTs.

What to check before viewing

The model's most common MOT issues, turned into things you can ask about or look for.

Brake discs

High priority

Ask for the date and mileage of the last disc replacement; visually check for a deep wear lip and rust pitting on each disc.

Tyres

Worth checking

Check tread depth across the full width on all four; uneven wear suggests alignment or suspension issues.

Suspension springs

Worth checking

Check ride height is even side-to-side and look for cracked or rusted coils.

Suspension bushes and joints

Worth checking

Listen for knocks over speed bumps and ask about recent control-arm or anti-roll-bar work.

Vehicle-specific check

Worth checking

Check the car’s number plate on MOT Wise to see its own MOT history and any recalls for its build years.

Other people carriers to compare

Other people carriers, with each one's figures taken at the same age as the Doblo Mk2.

  1. 1

    Kia Venga

    Same body type, tested at the same age

    Fail rate
    11.8%
    Fail, no pass in 3 days
    0.7%
    Dangerous
    3.3%
    Still registered at 10 years
    96.8%

    Lower fail rate: 11.8%, against 24.8% for the Fiat Doblo Mk2, both built around 2018.

    5,255 MOT tests on cars built around 2018

  2. 2

    Hyundai ix20

    Same body type, tested at the same age

    Fail rate
    12.5%
    Fail, no pass in 3 days
    1%
    Dangerous
    4.5%
    Still registered at 10 years
    95.4%

    Lower fail rate: 12.5%, against 24.8% for the Fiat Doblo Mk2, both built around 2018.

    3,239 MOT tests on cars built around 2018

  3. 3

    Toyota Verso

    Same body type, tested at the same age

    Fail rate
    16.4%
    Fail, no pass in 3 days
    1%
    Dangerous
    4%
    Still registered at 10 years
    90%

    Lower fail rate: 16.4%, against 24.8% for the Fiat Doblo Mk2, both built around 2018.

    1,716 MOT tests on cars built around 2018

  4. 4

    Mercedes-Benz B-Class

    Same body type, tested at the same age

    Fail rate
    15.4%
    Fail, no pass in 3 days
    2.1%
    Dangerous
    5.5%

    Lower fail rate: 15.4%, against 24.8% for the Fiat Doblo Mk2, both built around 2018.

    6 critical recall campaigns matching this model/build period.

    5,267 MOT tests on cars built around 2018

Fail rate
= the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests.
Fail, no pass in 3 days
= the share of MOT tests that failed and still hadn't passed 3 days later. A fail that passed a retest within 3 days, even the same day, isn't counted.
Dangerous
= the share of MOT tests where the tester marked a fault as dangerous. It is against the law to drive the car until it is fixed.
Still registered at 10 years
= the share of cars still registered (taxed or declared off the road) 10 years after they were first registered.

How many are still registered

87%of all Fiat Doblo cars first registered in 2014 to 2015 were still registered 10 years later. This is the whole model, not only this generation.

UK average for cars first registered in 2014 to 2015: 92% · Fewer than typical

The share still registered can reflect demand, the cost of repairs, exports, write-offs and how owners use the car. It isn't proof of how long the car lasts mechanically.

Source: DfT vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0124).

Recall context

19 recalls in all

10 of the 19 Doblo Mk2 recalls cover cars built in these years.

  • 2 Critical
  • 8 more

Top concerns

  • On affected vehicles diesel fuel leaks may possibly occur due to the vehicle being fitted with a fuel return pipe withou
  • Airbag may deploy unitentionally
  • VIN label and CoC addendum

For the exact car, check GOV.UK's recall checker with the number plate.

What has gone wrong on Doblo Mk2 cars built around 2018

The share of diesel cars that have ever failed an MOT on each part of the car. Based on 138 cars.

Structural systems

Suspension
30%
Emissions
13%
Drivetrain
3%
Steering
1%

Wear items

Tyres
31%
Lighting
15%
Brakes
14%

Fail rate by engine size, built around 2018 (7 years old)

Engine sizes across all diesel Doblo tests (not specific to Mk2).

1.0 to 1.4 litres27.3%1,191 tests1.4 to 2.0 litres25.3%1,079 tests
How Doblo Mk2 cars have aged

How Doblo Mk2 cars have aged

How fail rates have changed as these cars got older. Each line follows cars first registered in about the same year across several years of MOT data. Not a prediction for any one car.

Some lines cover only a year or two, so read this as a rough guide.

0%10%20%30%3579111315Age at MOTBuilt around 2021, 3 years old at the time of MOT: 23.0% (1,700 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2021, 4 years old at the time of MOT: 21.7% (1,364 tests, 2025 data)2021Built around 2020, 3 years old at the time of MOT: 18.4% (1,049 tests, 2023 data)Built around 2020, 4 years old at the time of MOT: 20.7% (963 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2020, 5 years old at the time of MOT: 23.3% (941 tests, 2025 data)2020Built around 2019, 3 years old at the time of MOT: 20.2% (1,616 tests, 2022 data)Built around 2019, 4 years old at the time of MOT: 22.7% (1,599 tests, 2023 data)Built around 2019, 5 years old at the time of MOT: 23.3% (1,538 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2019, 6 years old at the time of MOT: 23.3% (1,440 tests, 2025 data)2019Built around 2018, 3 years old at the time of MOT: 15.9% (1,684 tests, 2021 data)Built around 2018, 4 years old at the time of MOT: 20.3% (1,697 tests, 2022 data)Built around 2018, 5 years old at the time of MOT: 21.8% (1,609 tests, 2023 data)Built around 2018, 6 years old at the time of MOT: 22.8% (1,475 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2018, 7 years old at the time of MOT: 23.8% (1,395 tests, 2025 data)2018Built around 2017, 4 years old at the time of MOT: 19.9% (2,232 tests, 2021 data)Built around 2017, 5 years old at the time of MOT: 22.7% (2,169 tests, 2022 data)Built around 2017, 6 years old at the time of MOT: 24.4% (2,122 tests, 2023 data)Built around 2017, 7 years old at the time of MOT: 26.3% (2,050 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2017, 8 years old at the time of MOT: 25.9% (1,906 tests, 2025 data)2017Built around 2016, 5 years old at the time of MOT: 22.7% (2,702 tests, 2021 data)Built around 2016, 6 years old at the time of MOT: 23.4% (2,608 tests, 2022 data)Built around 2016, 7 years old at the time of MOT: 25.3% (2,542 tests, 2023 data)Built around 2016, 8 years old at the time of MOT: 26.2% (2,475 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2016, 9 years old at the time of MOT: 27.7% (2,421 tests, 2025 data)2016Built around 2015, 6 years old at the time of MOT: 25.3% (4,324 tests, 2021 data)Built around 2015, 7 years old at the time of MOT: 26.2% (4,078 tests, 2022 data)Built around 2015, 8 years old at the time of MOT: 27.8% (4,065 tests, 2023 data)Built around 2015, 9 years old at the time of MOT: 27.2% (3,722 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2015, 10 years old at the time of MOT: 28.4% (3,441 tests, 2025 data)2015Built around 2014, 7 years old at the time of MOT: 24.0% (5,552 tests, 2021 data)Built around 2014, 8 years old at the time of MOT: 25.8% (5,476 tests, 2022 data)Built around 2014, 9 years old at the time of MOT: 27.3% (5,161 tests, 2023 data)Built around 2014, 10 years old at the time of MOT: 28.4% (4,817 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2014, 11 years old at the time of MOT: 29.7% (4,388 tests, 2025 data)2014Built around 2013, 8 years old at the time of MOT: 19.3% (5,077 tests, 2021 data)Built around 2013, 9 years old at the time of MOT: 19.4% (4,861 tests, 2022 data)Built around 2013, 10 years old at the time of MOT: 21.8% (4,699 tests, 2023 data)Built around 2013, 11 years old at the time of MOT: 22.0% (4,184 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2013, 12 years old at the time of MOT: 23.3% (3,684 tests, 2025 data)2013Built around 2012, 9 years old at the time of MOT: 29.7% (2,104 tests, 2021 data)Built around 2012, 10 years old at the time of MOT: 30.3% (2,018 tests, 2022 data)Built around 2012, 11 years old at the time of MOT: 30.3% (1,812 tests, 2023 data)Built around 2012, 12 years old at the time of MOT: 31.1% (1,678 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2012, 13 years old at the time of MOT: 31.1% (1,473 tests, 2025 data)2012Built around 2011, 10 years old at the time of MOT: 29.5% (2,146 tests, 2021 data)Built around 2011, 11 years old at the time of MOT: 29.3% (1,957 tests, 2022 data)Built around 2011, 12 years old at the time of MOT: 31.0% (1,794 tests, 2023 data)Built around 2011, 13 years old at the time of MOT: 30.1% (1,613 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2011, 14 years old at the time of MOT: 32.3% (1,399 tests, 2025 data)2011Built around 2010, 11 years old at the time of MOT: 28.8% (1,696 tests, 2021 data)Built around 2010, 12 years old at the time of MOT: 28.9% (1,588 tests, 2022 data)Built around 2010, 13 years old at the time of MOT: 28.7% (1,445 tests, 2023 data)Built around 2010, 14 years old at the time of MOT: 29.2% (1,236 tests, 2024 data)Built around 2010, 15 years old at the time of MOT: 29.1% (1,079 tests, 2025 data)2010
First registered around 2021First registered around 2020First registered around 2019First registered around 2018
How each part holds up as Mk2 cars age

How each part holds up as Mk2 cars age

The share of diesel cars built 2017-2020 that have ever failed an MOT on each part of the car. Rates usually rise with age, but can dip slightly as cars leave the road.

Part of the car5 years6 years7 years8 years
Suspension20%27%30%51%
Brakes16%20%14%24%
Emissions16%19%13%25%
Tyres24%23%31%35%
Lighting14%20%15%22%
Drivetrain2%1%3%2%
SteeringNo figure1%1%1%
Corrosion0%0%2%2%

Based on diesel cars in the 2017-2020 build-year band, from 50 to 186 cars at each age.

Mk2 variants compared

Doblo Mk2 variants built around 2018

The fail rate for each Doblo Mk2 variant, grouped by fuel. Each row counts fails per MOT test, the same way as the main fail rate chart.

Diesel

  • DOBLO26.3%2,270 tests

Petrol

  • DOBLO16.7%438 tests
All generations of this modelEnough data

Most common issues on Fiat Doblos of this age

This list covers every Fiat Doblo built around 2018, whichever generation it is. We don't have a defect list for the Mk2 on its own.

Most common advisories and fails

In order of the share of MOT tests that recorded each one

  1. 1
    Advisory

    Tyre worn close to the legal limit or worn on the edge

    19.1%
    Advisory: 732Fail: 68 (9% of the times it was found)
  2. 2
    Advisory

    Coil spring corroded

    11.0%
    Advisory: 196Fail: 200 (51% of the times it was found)
  3. 3
    Advisory

    Tyre slightly damaged, cracking or perishing

    10.6%
    Advisory: 315Fail: 103 (25% of the times it was found)
  4. 4
    Advisory

    Suspension arm pin or bush worn, but not moving too much

    9.7%
    Advisory: 245Fail: 135 (36% of the times it was found)
  5. 5
    Advisory

    Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened

    6.3%
    Advisory: 200Fail: 3 (1% of the times it was found)

Based on 2,708 tests

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Frequently asked questions

Built around 2018 (7 years old), the Fiat Doblo Mk2 (2010-2022) fails MOTs noticeably more often than typical for this age. This is based on 2,708 7-year-old MOT tests from DVSA data. Each retest counts as a test.

*The build year is worked out from the date a car was first used on UK roads. For most cars this matches when it was registered, but imports may differ by a few months.

Data sourced from DVSA MOT History API. From 45,634 MOT tests on Fiat Doblos first registered between 2010-2022. These figures are a guide, not a guarantee.