Fiat Newfiat MOT reliability

Fiat Newfiats passed their MOT first time 29% of the time across 7 tests in 2025. 12 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 7 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

29%

MOTs analysed

7

Still licensed (GB)

12

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

1991 diesel

4 MOTs

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 116,033 (most between 97,707 and 130,907).

2005: 50% → 2006: 67% → 2007: 56% → 2008: 29% → 2009: 25% → 2010: 40% → 2011: 63% → 2012: 57% → 2013: 67% → 2014: 43% → 2015: 43% → 2016: 88% → 2017: 57% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 40% → 2020: 75% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 25% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (50.0%)
Position lamp: not working (50.0%)
Horn: not working (25.0%)
Rigid brake pipes: leaking on a hydraulic braking system (25.0%)
Operation: system inoperative (25.0%)

Where 1991 Newfiats fail

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Suspension & axles

50.0%

Brakes

25.0%

Visibility & wipers

25.0%

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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.