Fiat Fullback MOT reliability

Fiat Fullbacks passed their MOT first time 80% of the time across 2,797 tests in 2025. 2,601 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

80%

MOTs analysed

2,797

Still licensed (GB)

2,601

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.

In detail:

First registered

2016 diesel

297 MOTs

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 90,367 (most between 69,939 and 115,849).

2019: 83% → 2020: 86% → 2021: 83% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 77% → 2024: 77% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (10.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.7%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (3.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.4%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.7%)

Where 2016 Fullbacks fail

Lights & electrics

17.2%

Brakes

7.7%

Visibility & wipers

5.4%

Suspension & axles

3.7%

Wheels & tyres

3.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.0%

Steering

1.7%

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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.