Fiat Panda MOT reliability

Fiat Pandas passed their MOT first time 64% of the time across 84,817 tests in 2025. 77,310 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

64%

MOTs analysed

84,817

Still licensed (GB)

77,310

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

2021 petrol

1,119 MOTs

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 19,861 (most between 12,430 and 28,786).

2021: 67% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (2.7%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.8%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (1.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.1%)

2021 hybrid

10 MOTs

These figures come from only 10 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 90%. Typical mileage 17,536 (most between 8,417 and 20,264).

2024: 83% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Washers: not working (10.0%)

Where 2021 Pandas fail

Suspension & axles

4.6%

Wheels & tyres

4.3%

Lights & electrics

3.1%

Visibility & wipers

3.1%

Brakes

1.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

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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.