Fiat 126 MOT reliability

Fiat 126s passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 215 tests in 2025. 261 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

73%

MOTs analysed

215

Still licensed (GB)

261

Body type

Hatchback

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

2000 petrol

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 MOT tests. 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 57,475 (most between 32,899 and 64,539).

2006: 0% → 2007: 33% → 2008: 25% → 2009: 60% → 2010: 60% → 2011: 40% → 2012: 40% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 83% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 63% → 2017: 71% → 2018: 70% → 2019: 75% → 2020: 20% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 91% → 2024: 40% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

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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.