Fiat Ducato MOT reliability

Fiat Ducatos passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 95,340 tests in 2025. 61,110 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

71%

MOTs analysed

95,340

Still licensed (GB)

61,110

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

2022 diesel

1,782 MOTs

Passed first time 81%. Typical mileage 37,373 (most between 12,607 and 72,534).

2022: 100% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 81%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too high (3.4%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (2.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.0%)
Headlamp aim: too low (2.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.7%)

2022 electric

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 4,324 (most between 4,324 and 4,324).

Most common failures

Where 2022 Ducatos fail

Lights & electrics

10.7%

Brakes

4.8%

Wheels & tyres

3.4%

Visibility & wipers

2.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.9%

Suspension & axles

1.7%

Steering

0.6%

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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.