Fiat Strada MOT reliability

Fiat Stradas passed their MOT first time 95% of the time across 37 tests in 2025. 54 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 37 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

95%

MOTs analysed

37

Still licensed (GB)

54

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

1986 petrol

7 MOTs

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.

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 92,919 (most between 92,500 and 114,268).

2005: 67% → 2006: 64% → 2007: 75% → 2008: 33% → 2009: 67% → 2010: 67% → 2011: 83% → 2012: 80% → 2013: 83% → 2014: 71% → 2015: 75% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 83% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 80% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 83% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (14.3%)
Load sensing valves: seized and ABS not fitted or inoperative (14.3%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (14.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (14.3%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (14.3%)

Where 1986 Stradas fail

Body, structure & corrosion

14.3%

Brakes

14.3%

Lights & electrics

14.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

14.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

14.3%

Visibility & wipers

14.3%

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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.