Fiat 124 MOT reliability

Fiat 124s passed their MOT first time 84% of the time across 2,847 tests in 2025. 2,853 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

84%

MOTs analysed

2,847

Still licensed (GB)

2,853

Body type

Coupe

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2017 petrol

815 MOTs

Passed first time 84%. Typical mileage 29,595 (most between 19,631 and 42,186).

2019: 93% → 2020: 94% → 2021: 91% → 2022: 89% → 2023: 86% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (4.0%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (2.3%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.7%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.5%)

2017 diesel

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 51,798 (most between 51,798 and 51,798).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2017 124s fail

Lights & electrics

7.7%

Brakes

3.8%

Suspension & axles

2.9%

Wheels & tyres

2.7%

Visibility & wipers

2.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.6%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.