Fiat Doblo MOT reliability

Fiat Doblos passed their MOT first time 63% of the time across 43,019 tests in 2025. 38,670 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

63%

MOTs analysed

43,019

Still licensed (GB)

38,670

Body type

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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

2021 diesel

1,883 MOTs

Passed first time 74%. Typical mileage 51,545 (most between 35,778 and 70,222).

2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 75% → 2024: 71% → 2025: 74%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.1%)
Pedal: anti-slip provision missing (3.0%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (2.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.5%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (2.2%)

2021 petrol

14 MOTs

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.

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 18,385 (most between 9,071 and 24,988).

2023: 100% → 2024: 94% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on main beam (7.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (7.1%)

Where 2021 Doblos fail

Lights & electrics

9.5%

Suspension & axles

7.0%

Brakes

6.5%

Wheels & tyres

6.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.3%

Visibility & wipers

4.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.1%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.5%

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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.