Fiat Multipla MOT reliability

Fiat Multiplas passed their MOT first time 53% of the time across 611 tests in 2025. 436 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

53%

MOTs analysed

611

Still licensed (GB)

436

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

2008 diesel

58 MOTs

These figures come from 58 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 60%. Typical mileage 85,272 (most between 63,443 and 123,995).

2008: 100% → 2010: 86% → 2011: 65% → 2012: 58% → 2013: 52% → 2014: 56% → 2015: 51% → 2016: 51% → 2017: 49% → 2018: 44% → 2019: 45% → 2020: 53% → 2021: 48% → 2022: 51% → 2023: 52% → 2024: 52% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (8.6%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (6.9%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.2%)
Cable: insecure (3.4%)

2008 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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 50%. Typical mileage 66,676 (most between 56,178 and 77,173).

2010: 0% → 2011: 69% → 2012: 69% → 2013: 39% → 2014: 47% → 2015: 56% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 40% → 2018: 27% → 2019: 83% → 2020: 29% → 2021: 20% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 75% → 2024: 33% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (50.0%)

Where 2008 Multiplas fail

Body, structure & corrosion

17.2%

Lights & electrics

15.5%

Suspension & axles

13.8%

Brakes

12.1%

Wheels & tyres

10.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

8.6%

Visibility & wipers

6.9%

Steering

3.4%

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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.