Fiat 850 MOT reliability

Fiat 850s passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 14 tests in 2025. 137 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 14 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.

First-time pass rate

71%

MOTs analysed

14

Still licensed (GB)

137

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

2003 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 59,177 (most between 59,177 and 59,177).

2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 0% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 0% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (100.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (100.0%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (100.0%)
Registration plate lamp(s): does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (100.0%)

Where 2003 850s fail

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Suspension & axles

100.0%

Visibility & wipers

100.0%

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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.